Antonyms for palmy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pah-mee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑ mi

Definition of palmy

Origin : "triumphant," c.1600, from palm (n.2) in the "triumph" sense + -y (2). Literal meaning "full of palms" attested from 1660s.

As in prosperous : adj successful, thriving
As in bright : adj hopeful, promising
As in halcyon : adj calm, peaceful

Example sentences :

Surely she never should have been Semiramis, even in her palmy day!
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various

Such were the miseries of navigation in the palmy days of English adventure by sea.
Extract from : « Raleigh » by Edmund Gosse

"The palmy days of the drama, I suppose," interjected Handy.
Extract from : « A Pirate of Parts » by Richard Neville

It must have been just like the palmy days of the British Drama.
Extract from : « The Picture of Dorian Gray » by Oscar Wilde

You should have heard the Sisters Belton in their palmy days at the Pav!
Extract from : « Stingaree » by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

From about 250 to 400 years ago, were the high and palmy days of this 'dainty art.'
Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 » by Various

They were palmy, too; it must have hurt like thunder to be plucked out of them.
Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray

But, for the rest of it—Reed, I knew you in what you are pleased to call your palmy days.
Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray

Mrs Lynch had died before the commencement of Sim's palmy days.
Extract from : « The Kellys and the O'Kellys » by Anthony Trollope

He should have lived in Athens, in the palmy days of Grecian oratory.
Extract from : « Ten Years Among the Mail Bags » by James Holbrook

Synonyms for palmy

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