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beam·y

(bē′mē)

adj. beam·i·er, beam·i·est

1. Broad in the beam, as a ship.

2. Emitting beams, as of light; radiant.

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beam•y

(ˈbi mi)

adj. beam•i•er, beam•i•est.

1. emitting beams of or as of light; radiant.

2. broad in the beam, as a ship.

[1350–1400]

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Adj.	1.	beamy - broad in the beam; "a beamy cargo ship" broad, wide - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
	2.	beamy - radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" effulgent, radiant, refulgent, beaming bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

beamy

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Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:

bright, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny.

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Gay of mood she was and glad Since she sorely tired, now could settle down, On the branches of the tree, on its beamy mast.

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Far-distant images draw nigh, Called forth by wond'rous potency Of beamy radiance, that imbues Whate'er it strikes, with gem-like hues!

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We hit the trail and reach the lean-to at Third Spruce Lake in two hours, lingering in the peace and beamy of the West Canada Lakes Wilderness Area before hiking another three miles to Sampson Bog outlet.