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ros⋅y

  [roh-zee]
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–adjective, ros⋅i⋅er, ros⋅i⋅est.
1. pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
2. (of persons, the cheeks, lips, etc.) having a fresh, healthy redness.
3. bright or promising: a rosy future.
4. cheerful or optimistic: rosy anticipations.
5. made or consisting of roses: a rosy bower.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see rose 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
ros⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. flushed, blooming, healthy.

Antonyms:
2. pale. 3. unpromising. 4. cheerless.

Ro⋅sy

  [roh-zee]
–noun
a female given name, form of Rose.
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ros·y   (rō'zē)   
adj.   ros·i·er, ros·i·est

    1. Having the characteristic pink or red color of a rose.

    2. Flushed with a healthy glow: rosy cheeks.

  2. Consisting of, decorated with, or suggestive of a rose or roses.

  3. Bright or cheerful; optimistic: rosy predictions.

ros'i·ly adv., ros'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
rosy

  1. mod.
    good; satisfactory. (As a life that is seen through rose-colored glasses.) : Things are looking rosy now that the economy is improving.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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