palmy adj : very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: {booming}, {flourishing}, {prospering}, {prosperous}, {roaring}, {thriving}] [also: {palmiest}, {palmier}] palmier See {palmy}