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rootiness

rootiness noun: the quality of being rooty.

Noun

rootiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being rooty.
    • She tried to grab some branches of brush and pull her face forward into their wet rootiness, but the tongs grabbed her until she was numb, and she lolled over.1986, Lella Warren, Foundation Stone, page 296

Origin of rootiness

From rooty + -ness.

Questions about rootiness

What does rootiness mean?
Rootiness means the quality of being rooty.
What part of speech is rootiness?
Rootiness is a noun.

Words near rootiness in the dictionary

  1. rootin'
  2. rootin' tootin'
  3. rootin', tootin'
  4. rootin'-tootin'
  5. rootin'est tootin'est
  6. rootiness
  7. rootinest tootinest
  8. rooting
  9. rooting about
  10. rooting around
  11. rooting for

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