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grovy

UK/ˈɡɹəʊvi/

grovy adjective: pertaining to or characterised by groves; situated in a grove.

Adjective

grovy (comparative more grovy, superlative most grovy)

  1. Pertaining to or characterised by groves; situated in a grove.
    • In a grovy lawn of this forest there is a little mount, rising in a point to the height of a man, on which knights and other hunters are used to ascend when fatigued with heat and thirst, to seek some relief for their wants.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 105
    • He turned into a side gallery that led into a grovy part of the garden, grading insensibly into the park proper.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 156

Forms of grovy

comparativemore grovy
superlativemost grovy

Origin of grovy

From grove + -y.

Questions about grovy

What does grovy mean?
Grovy means pertaining to or characterised by groves; situated in a grove.
What part of speech is grovy?
Grovy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce grovy?
Grovy is pronounced /ˈɡɹəʊvi/ (UK).

Words near grovy in the dictionary

  1. Grovesend and Waungron
  2. grovet
  3. Groveton
  4. grovets
  5. groving
  6. grovy
  7. grow
  8. grow a custom
  9. grow a pair
  10. grow a set
  11. grow a tail

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