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rootsiest

rootsiest is the superlative 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 rootsiest

What is rootsiest the superlative form of?
Rootsiest is the superlative form of rootsy.

Words near rootsiest in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rootsiest (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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