Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Spaciously.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb Spaciously.

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  • adverb In a roomy manner; spaciously.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb with ample room

Etymologies

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roomy +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The house stood roomily and shadily in ornamental grounds, with a lawn in front of it and a shrubbery at each side, an orchard behind, and a vegetable garden, the whole intersected by winding gravel walks, of which Mrs Murchison was wont to say that

    The Imperialist Sara Jeannette Duncan

  • They drove along the silent grassy road, splashing now and then through fords, where the sea had forced its way in, past a couple of native villages, the bell-shaped huts spaced out roomily and the white chapel in the middle, and at the third village they got out of the trap, tied up the horse, and walked down to the pool.

    The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands 1919

  • Three hours later, the car stopped before the entrance of a roomily beautiful house in a roomily beautiful residence park, in the upper

    Further Adventures of Lad Albert Payson Terhune 1907

  • Best for: A satisfyingly clear range of well-cut jeans, and some roomily tailored high-quality, mid-price jackets and coats.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Besides a handful of razor-cut suits, nearly all the tops zipped down the back, allowing them to be worn roomily or bodice-tight.

    WISTV - Local News RSS 2010

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