"boomy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: boomier [comparative], boomiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːmi Etymology: boom + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boom|y}} boom + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} boomy (comparative boomier, superlative boomiest)
  1. Characterized by heavy bass sounds.
    Sense id: en-boomy-en-adj-Byl3zd1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 68 32
  2. Of or pertaining to a financial boom, resources boom, baby boom, etc.
    Sense id: en-boomy-en-adj-lxACQiQu

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1903, Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy, volume 7, page 132",
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