beamish

See also: Beamish

English

Etymology

beam +‎ -ish

Adjective

beamish (comparative more beamish, superlative most beamish)

1. (nonce word) Radiantly beaming; happy; cheerful.
   • 1872, Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

     And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
     Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

   • 1876, Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark

     But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day,
     If your Snark be a Boojum!