Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rosier \Ro"sier\, n. [F., fr. L. rosarius of roses. Cf.
   {Rosary}.]
   A rosebush; roses, collectively. [Obs.]

         Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier.  --Spenser.

Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.]
   Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
   red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.

         A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper
         hue.                                     --Milton.

         While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy
         cheeks confessed.                        --Prior.

   Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
         self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
         rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.

   {Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.

Source : WordNet®

rosy
     adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world
            through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rose-colored}]
     2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed}, {rose-cheeked},
         {rosy-cheeked}]
     3: blush colored; "blushful mists" [syn: {blushful}]
     4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go
        to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate},
        {hopeful}]
     [also: {rosiest}, {rosier}]

rosier
     See {rosy}