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rootsier

rootsier is the comparative form of rootsy.

Meaning of rootsy

Adjective

rootsy (comparative rootsier, superlative rootsiest)

  1. (colloquial) Unadorned; suggestive of earlier times.
    • Their playing has a fresh but rootsy feel.

Questions about rootsier

What is rootsier the comparative form of?
Rootsier is the comparative form of rootsy.

Words near rootsier in the dictionary

  1. roots rock
  2. roots up
  3. roots wine
  4. roots-reggae
  5. roots-rock
  6. rootsier
  7. rootsiest
  8. rootsiness
  9. rootstalk
  10. rootstalks
  11. rootstock

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rootsier (page history and authors); rootsy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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