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Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.

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  1. superl. Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
  2. adj. reflecting optimism
  3. adj. having the pinkish flush of health
  4. adj. of blush color
  5. adj. presaging good fortune
  6. Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses. A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. Milton. While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed. Prior. Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of selfrosy-bosomed, rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted. Rosy cross. See the Note under Rosicrucian, n.
  7. Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red;blushing; also, adorned with roses.A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. Milton.While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed.Prior.
  8. j:100 s reflecting optimism s having the pinkish flush of health s of blush color s presaging good fortune