rosy

adj

Etymology: From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.

1. Rose-coloured.

   “Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund”

2. Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.

   “If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.”

3. Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
4. Optimistic.

name

1. An unincorporated community in Third River Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.

noun

Etymology: A variant of Rosie, an ellipsis of Rosie Lee.

1. Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).

   “I fancy a cup of rosy.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.

1. To make pinkish in colour.

   “Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.”

2. 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.”