From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Coloursrosyros‧y /ˈrəʊzi $ ˈroʊ-/ adjective (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest)1HOPEseeming to offer hope of success or happiness
a company that sees a rosy future for itself
Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States.2CCpink
the kids' rosy cheeksExamples from the Corpusrosy• There will be dot.com casualties and job layoffs, and techstocks will look less rosy.• Thanks to Douglas, her future was rosy.• Things were looking less rosy all of a sudden.• rosycheeks• a rosyfinancial report• In fact, from then on the rest of the evening seemed to be bathed in a glorious, rosy light.• The rosyoutlook for equity prices over the near-term meshes with my bullishforecast for 30-year Treasurybonds.• And that figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture.• Privateeconomistscounter that the rosystatisticshide serious problems.• The smells were wrong, and the thinrosysunlight, and how the men seemed wrapped inside them-selves.rosy cheeks• BillyBrown had rosy cheeks, blue eyes and smiled all the time.• Carefully paint eyes, a nose, a mouth and rosy cheeks on to the pixie's face.• Her own rosy cheeks were so countrified.
