roomthy, a. Now dial.
(ˈruːmθɪ)
Also 6 romthie, romthy, room(e)thie, roomethy.
[f. roomth + -y.]
1. Spacious, ample, roomy.
| 1578 Banister Hist. Man i. 30 With a slacke or romthy kynde of knitting. Ibid. 33 These bones in women [are]..much more ample, and romthy. 1612 Drayton Poly-olb. i. 210 After whom, cleere Enian in doth make, In Tamer's roomthier bankes their rest that scarcely take. 1655 Fuller Ch. Hist. ii. 104 Because England was richer and roomthyer then their own Countrey. 1676 Hubbard Happiness People 55 God will rather have his people..pent up in a corner, then roomthy, and swoln with pride. 1726 S. Sewall Lett.-bk. (1886) II. 202 He has a situation roomthy and beautifull enough to build the New-Jerusalem in. 1854– in dial. glossaries (Northamp., Warw., Oxf.). |
† 2. Pertaining to space; occupying space. Obs.
| 1674 N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 21 Time had not been if God had not made timesome beings, nor room if he had not made roomthy. |