rosied
rosied is the simple past and past participle of rosy.
Meaning of rosy
Verb
rosy (third-person singular simple present rosies, present participle rosying, simple past and past participle rosied)
- To make pinkish in colour.
- Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.2014, Lynn Viehl, Disenchanted & Co.
- To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light.
- In suburban Kent, the owners of the Chislehurst Caves recognised their potential as communal shelters. Nottingham people used the caves under the castle. Retrospect has rosied the accounts of shelter life.2003, Mary Abbott, Family Affairs
Adjective
rosied (not comparable)
- Decorated with roses or given a rose colour.
- A youth is gay on yonder plain, With rosied cheek and laughing eye, Chasing the colour'd butterfly;1835, Thomas Cambria Jones, Mortality, page 98
- It had put on this garment of rosied whiteness to greet her.1906, Rosa Mulholland, “Dunmara”, in Irish Monthly Magazine, volume 34, number 397, page 388
Questions about rosied
- What does rosied mean?
- Rosied means decorated with roses or given a rose colour.
- What is rosied the simple past and past participle of?
- Rosied is the simple past and past participle of rosy.
- What part of speech is rosied?
- Rosied is an adjective.
Words near rosied in the dictionary
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