Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. Rosier; superl. Rosiest.]
   Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
   red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
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         A smile that glowed
         Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue.   --Milton.
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         While blooming youth and gay delight
         Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed.           --Prior.
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   Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
         self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
         rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
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   Rosy cross. See the Note under Rosicrucian, n.
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