roomy
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/ˈɹuːmi/
(UK)
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/ˈɹuːmi/ (UK) · /ˈɹʊmi/ (UK)
Definition of roomy
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
“Our new apartment is roomy enough to accommodate all our furniture.”
“The cab, with two side windows, was one of the most roomy and comfortable in the country at that time.”
“For years, SeatGuru.com has been the go-to destination for travelers intent on discovering the roomiest seats farthest from the bathrooms, which you can do with a cursory glance at the site’s color-coded airplane maps: green for good seats, yellow for potential drawbacks like misaligned windows or restricted legroom, green and yellow for mixed reviews, red for bad seats.”
“Over the last two decades, the space between seats — hardly roomy before — has fallen about 10 percent, from 34 inches to somewhere between 30 and 32 inches. Today, some airlines are pushing it even further, leaving only a knee-crunching 28 inches.”
“So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal.”
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adj
-
Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
“Our new apartment is roomy enough to accommodate all our furniture.”
“The cab, with two side windows, was one of the most roomy and comfortable in the country at that time.”
“For years, SeatGuru.com has been the go-to destination for travelers intent on discovering the roomiest seats farthest from the bathrooms, which you can do with a cursory glance at the site’s color-coded airplane maps: green for good seats, yellow for potential drawbacks like misaligned windows or restricted legroom, green and yellow for mixed reviews, red for bad seats.”
“Over the last two decades, the space between seats — hardly roomy before — has fallen about 10 percent, from 34 inches to somewhere between 30 and 32 inches. Today, some airlines are pushing it even further, leaving only a knee-crunching 28 inches.”
“So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal.”
noun
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of roomie.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From room + -y.
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