primrosy

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adjective

Having primroses growing.

“c. April-May 1865, Lucy Caroline Wedgwood, letter to Charles Darwin […] there were 8 or 10 plants growing in a group (some very small), but no primrose or cowslips anywhere near (tho in a primrosy wood).”

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Meanings

adjectiveprimrosy (comparative more primrosy, superlative most primrosy)

comparative more primrosy · superlative most primrosy · alternative primrosey

  1. Having primroses growing.

    c. April-May 1865, Lucy Caroline Wedgwood, letter to Charles Darwin […] there were 8 or 10 plants growing in a group (some very small), but no primrose or cowslips anywhere near (tho in a primrosy wood).

    1 more example

    I wonder sometimes just how sweet and primrosy the paths of the Elysian fields will have to be to win Miss Swinton's unqualified approval.

    1921, Sunset Magazine, volume 47, page 41

Origin

From primrose + -y.

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primrosy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primrosy

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“primrosy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primrosy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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