rosy

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An exquisite face--rosy, dimpled, youthful as Hebe's own--the radiant face of Mollie Dane The day was near its close, and was dying in regal splendor.

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  1. adjective Having the characteristic pink or red color of a rose.
  2. adjective Flushed with a healthy glow: rosy cheeks.
  3. adjective Consisting of, decorated with, or suggestive of a rose or roses.
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  • BUT elsewhere the picture was not so rosy, as retail consultancy —  Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed
  • Pretoria - The audit in mine safety reveals worrying trends and attempts by the industry to camouflage and paint the situation as rosy, the National Union of Mineworkers said on Tuesday. —  News24
  • But the long-term outlook isn't exactly rosy, according to a report released in February by the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI). —  Market News
  • The best are pretty assured of a rosy, at least for the short term, future. —  thedaily.com.au: Breaking News
  • Friend Christina Chehade remembered Reurink, a student at London's Catholic Central High School, as a rosy-cheeked young woman with a bright future. —  Thestar.com - Home Page
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ruddy ·  golden ·  radiant ·  silvery ·  crimson ·  dusky ·  plump ·  pearly ·  fragrant ·  dim ·  fiery ·  gorgeous

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rosy:   rosier ·  rosiest
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  1. from Middle English *rosy, from Anglo-Saxon rōsig, rosy, from rōse, rose: see rose.
 

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