beamish

See also: Beamish

English

Etymology

beam +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

• enPR: bē'mĭsh, IPA^(key): /ˈbiːmɪʃ/

Adjective

beamish (comparative more beamish, superlative most beamish)

1. (nonce word) Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.
   • 1872, Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky:

     And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
     Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

   • 1876, Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark […] , London: Macmillan, Fit the Third.⁠ The Baker's Tale:

     But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day,
     If your Snark be a Boojum!