beamish
pronunciation
How to pronounce beamish in British English:
UK ['biːmɪʃ]
How to pronounce beamish in American English:
US [ 'bimɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- smiling with happiness or optimism
Word Origin
- beamish (adj.)
- 1530 (Palsgrave), from beam + -ish. Lewis Carroll may have thought he was inventing it in "Jabberwocky."
Example
- 1. Henry beamish had grown a beard .
- 2. Forget doctor who - time travel comes no more enthralling than the epic open-air museum at beamish .
- 3. Come to my arms , my beamish boy ! - Lewis carroll ; a room of smiling faces ; a round red twinkly santa claus .
- 4. Mr tuffrey said when beamish began nuzzling him he thought , " what 's wrong with me " .
- 5. But he said thanks to his dog beamish " nuzzling and licking " him and trying to lift his arm near the mole , he went to a doctor to get it checked out .