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groundy

groundy adjective: of or relating to the ground; earthly.

Adjective (1)

groundy (comparative groundier or more groundy, superlative groundiest or most groundy)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to the ground; earthly
    • They never dreamed of that, yet it is as certainly true as truth itself! They cannot see these splendid things, because their visual range is groundy, while these lofty truths are at their base anchored in the substance of the human soul, and held there by a cable, Love, whose other end girdles the...1896, Paschal Beverly Randolph, Eulis!
    • Nasturtiums beat out loudest reds in groundier earthings, a clash of hot orange contestants.2004, Jeremy Reed, Duck and Sally Inside

Adjective (2)

groundy (comparative groundier or more groundy, superlative groundiest or most groundy)

  1. Like or characteristic of grounds; coarse
    • Procure a green-backed, fresh-water pike of about five pounds (the darker ones are generally soft and have a groundy taste) ; […])1884, Felix J. Déliée, The Franco-American Cookery Book
    • So having given us some of the groundiest coffee it has ever been my fortune to encounter, and some cigarettes like his own, which were capital smoking, he sat and looked at us till we did not think that we were getting any ' forarder.'1891, Walter J. Clutterbuck, About Ceylon and Borneo

Examples of groundy in a sentence

  • The only trouble is they get so groundy.2014, Atina Diffley, Turn Here Sweet Corn:
  • There wasn't much difference, except that the coffee wasn't so groundy.1914, Richard Dehan, The Cost of Wings:
  • It is this fat that gives his flesh a groundy taste.1921 Jan, Boys' Life, volume 11, number 1:

Forms of groundy

comparativegroundier
comparativemore groundy
superlativegroundiest
superlativemost groundy

Origin of groundy

From Middle English groundi, equivalent to ground + -y.

From ground + -y.

Questions about groundy

What does groundy mean?
Groundy means of or relating to the ground; earthly.
How do you use groundy in a sentence?
The only trouble is they get so groundy.
What part of speech is groundy?
Groundy is an adjective.

Words near groundy in the dictionary

  1. groundworker
  2. groundworkers
  3. groundworks
  4. groundworm
  5. groundworms
  6. groundy
  7. group
  8. group action
  9. group actions
  10. group box
  11. group boxes

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