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Webster 1913 Edition

Sunny

Sun′ny

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sunnier
;
sup
erl.
Sunniest
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.
“Sunny beams.”
Spenser.
“Sunny locks.”
Shak.
2.
Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun;
as, a
sunny
room; the
sunny
side of a hill
.
Her blooming mountains and her
sunny
shores.
Addison.
3.
Cheerful; genial;
as, a
sunny
disposition
.
My decayed fair
A
sunny
look of his would soon repair.
Shakespeare

Sun′ny

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
See
Sunfish
(b)
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sunny

SUN'NY

,
Adj.
[from sun.] Like the sun; bright.
1.
Proceeding from the sun; as sunny beams.
2.
Exposed to the rays of the sun; warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as the sunny side of a hill or building.
Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores.
3.
Colored by the sun.
Her sunny locks
Hang on her temples like a golden fleece.

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