Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
roser .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A rosebush; roses, collectively.
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- adjective
comparative form ofrosy : morerosy
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Examples
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New conceptions of the relationship between domestic masculinity and the workplace did not, however, automatically result in rosier economic prospects for journeymen.
Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840 2006
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If this is President Bush’s bright idea to buck up his sagging popularity – among conservatives as well as the nation at large – one wonders whom he would have picked in rosier times.
Think Progress » Right-Wing Peanut Gallery Hits Miers Hard 2005
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We would see a 'rosier' scenario if you hadn't cut-and-run from the hunt for bin-Laden and his accomplices and diverted the bulk of our military's defenses to create your Iraqi junta.
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The idea of substituting a boy for a girl, a "rosier" for a "rosiere," troubled her, worried her a little, and she resolved to consult Abbe Malon.
Original Short Stories — Volume 09 Guy de Maupassant 1871
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The idea of substituting a boy for a girl, a "rosier" for a "rosiere," troubled her, worried her a little, and she resolved to consult Abbe Malon.
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Guy de Maupassant 1871
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Leaving these out of the models would seem to me to produce "rosier" scenarios.
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future Gail the Actuary 2010
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Rival Coca-Cola Co. Wednesday issued a far rosier earnings report.
Costs Cloud Outlook at PepsiCo Valerie Bauerlein 2011
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To put it another way, by using the outdated A.M.T. formula in the ten-year projections, it makes the budget picture look rosier than it actually is.
Chris Weigant: The Alternative Millionaires' Minimum Tax Chris Weigant 2012
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To put it another way, by using the outdated A.M.T. formula in the ten-year projections, it makes the budget picture look rosier than it actually is.
Chris Weigant: The Alternative Millionaires' Minimum Tax Chris Weigant 2012
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However, a closer look at the data reveals an even rosier picture.
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