[ US /ˈɹumi/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈuːmi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of buildings and rooms) having ample space
    a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment
    a spacious ballroom
NOUN
  1. an associate who shares a room with you
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How To Use roomy In A Sentence

  • The chimney, usually of lath and plaster, ending overhead in a cone and funnel for the smoke, was so roomy in old cottages as to accommodate almost the whole family sitting around the fire of logs piled in the reredosse in the middle, and there they carried on their winter's work. The Life of Thomas Telford
  • Caught under by the breeze, the awnings of the fore-deck bellied upwards and collapsed slowly, and above their heavy flapping the gray stuff of Captain Whalley's roomy coat fluttered incessantly around his arms and trunk.
  • On the opposite side of the hall is the roomy living/dining room, which has an open fireplace with marble surround.
  • Available with either a brown or pink zip, it is roomy enough to fit all your gym kit and toiletries. The Sun
  • A roomy soapstone sink - Tom's idea - took the place of a shallow stainless-steel model; the soapstone complements the honed granite on the countertops.
  • While they aren't exactly capacious, the new breed of clutches are surprisingly roomy. Times, Sunday Times
  • Its roomy internal dimensions allow it to hold multiple combinations of cameras and lenses, lighting gear such as strobes and reflectors, and accessories of all kinds. Cameratown.com Digital Photography News
  • The roomy public areas sport a combination of cool tones, and colour and texture contrasts in reds and terracotta.
  • They are pretty roomy skirt department and have an adjustable back vent for extra flare. Times, Sunday Times
  • The government "encouraged the jury to engage in rank speculation and surmise about the substance of unrecorded conversations concerning which it offered no testimony at all, and to engage in even ranker speculation about what Mr. Rajaratnam knew and did not know about Roomy Khan and her alleged sources," Mr. Dowd said. Galleon Founder Asks Judge to Dismiss Conviction
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