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beamish

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beam·ish  (bmsh)
adj.
Smiling, as with happiness or optimism.
beamish·ly adv.
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Adj.1.beamishbeamish - smiling with happiness or optimism; "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"
smiling, twinkly
cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"


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