boomy

boomy
/booh"mee/, adj., boomier, boomiest.
1. excessively resonant: a loudspeaker with a boomy sound in the lower register.
2. affected by, characterized by, or indicative of an economic boom.
[1925-30; BOOM1 + -Y1]

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