▪ I. boomy, a.1
(ˈbuːmɪ)
[f. boom n.1 + -y1.]
Having the noise or quality of a boom; = booming ppl. a. 1.
| 1909 Westm. Gaz. 31 Mar. 2/3 The motor-omnibus..was too bulky, boomy, bumpy. 1939 Amat. Radio Handbk. viii. 116 If the speaker is too close to the microphone the quality will tend to be ‘boomy’. 1956 E. Delaney in S. Traill Play that Music 55 Tune it properly: side-drum crisp, bass-drum nice and deep—not boomy but thick. |
▪ II. boomy, a.2 colloq.
(ˈbuːmɪ)
[f. boom n.3 + -y1.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an economic, financial, or manufacturing boom; prosperous.
| 1888 Manch. Even. News 7 Sept. 2/3 Yesterday afternoon there was a boomy feeling in the mining market. 1967 Economist 12 Aug. 556/1 On balance, therefore, the prospect of British exporters will certainly be brighter if the boom gets boomier but not all that much so if this particularly import-restraining tax goes through. 1977 Time 31 Jan. 40/1 The 3% growth figure for the fourth quarter would have been about 8%—the highest since the boomy 9.2% of early 1976. |