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BEAMY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Radiating or as if radiating light
Example:
a refulgent sunset
Synonyms:
beaming; beamy; effulgent; radiant; refulgent
Classified under:
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
Derivation:
beam (a column of light (as from a beacon))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Broad in the beam
Example:
a beamy cargo ship
Classified under:
Similar:
broad; wide (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other)
Derivation:
beam ((nautical) breadth amidships)
