beamish

See also: Beamish

English

Etymology

From beam +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: bē'mĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈbiːmɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -iːmɪʃ

Adjective

beamish (comparative more beamish, superlative most beamish)

  1. (nonce word) Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.
    • 1872, Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky:
      And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
      Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
    • 1874–1876 (date written), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “Fit the Fit the Third.⁠ The Baker’s Tale.”, in The Hunting of the Snark […], London: Macmillan and Co., published March 1876, →OCLC:
      But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day,
      If your Snark be a Boojum!

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