adverb
- in a beamish manner; with a bright, cheerful, or radiant quality
Usage: literary or whimsical; rare in modern usage; popularized by Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky' (1871)
Examples
- The child smiled beamishly at the birthday surprise.
- She greeted her old friend beamishly after years apart.
- The sun shone beamishly through the morning clouds.
- He spoke beamishly about his recent accomplishments.
- The decorations glowed beamishly in the evening light.