characterized by an exaggerated or excessive bass sound
2. informal
of or relating to an economic boom
boomy in American English
(ˈbuːmi)
adjectiveWord forms: 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
Word origin
[1925–30; boom1 + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dropout, off-line, payload, recycle, turnaround-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly
Examples of 'boomy' in a sentence
boomy
What you get is a bland, slightly boomy sound unfettered to meaning or emphasis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
And the amplification is often horribly boomy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sound quality, he concedes, is a problem - galleries are 'boomy'.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The sound inside the stadium was harsh and boomy at times.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The only irritation was a boomy engine at just above the motorway speed limit.
The Sun (2006)
Partly it is the voice, which is boomy and commanding.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He explained that the driver was playing loud boomy-boomy music and thus had forfeited the courtesy.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It's very pleasing to listen to, especially as he punctuates his speech with chuckles or boomy laughs.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The effect — coupled with its undefined bass — can make all but the most sparse music sound boomy.