Sun"ny (?), a. [Compar. Sunnier (?); superl. Sunniest.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant. "Sunny beams." Spenser. "Sunny locks." Shak.
2. Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill.
Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores.
Addison.
3. Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition.
My decayed fair
A sunny look of his would soon repair.
Shak.
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Sun"ny, n. Zool. See Sunfish (b).
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