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heathier

heathier is the comparative form of heathy.

Meaning of heathy

Adjective

heathy (comparative heathier, superlative heathiest)

  1. Resembling heath.
    • The country consists of elevated sandy downs covered with heathy bushes and a few small banksia trees, it being only on the alluvial flats of the river that there is any grass or good soil.1884, A C, F T Gregory, Journals of Australian Explorations
  2. Abounding in heath.
    • The hills here, and indeed all the heathy grounds in general, abound with the sweet-smelling plant which the Highlanders call gaul, and (I think) with dwarf juniper in many places.1786, Boswell, Life Of Johnson, Volume 5

Questions about heathier

What is heathier the comparative form of?
Heathier is the comparative form of heathy.

Words near heathier in the dictionary

  1. heathery
  2. Heathfield
  3. Heathfield and Waldron
  4. heathfowl
  5. heathgrass
  6. heathier
  7. heathiest
  8. heathland
  9. heathlands
  10. heathless
  11. heathlike

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