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palmy^¹

/ˈpɑːmi/ UK
/ˈpɑːmi/ US
/ˈpɑːl.mi/ US

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adjective palmier · palmiest

Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees. From Greenland’s icy mountains, From India’s coral strand, Where Afric’s sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error’s chain.
figuratively Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving. Elliston was, in his day, the Napoleon of Drury Lane; but, like the conqueror at Austerlitz, he suffered his declensions, and the Surrey became to him a Saint Helena. However, once an eagle always an eagle; and Robert William was no less aquiline in the day of adversity than in his palmy time of pat
obsolete Made out of palm leaves or palm sap.

Palmy^²

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New Zealand, informal Palmerston North.

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@misc{palmy_2026,
  title = {palmy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palmy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}