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rootsy

rootsy adjective: unadorned; suggestive of earlier times.

Adjective

rootsy (comparative rootsier, superlative rootsiest)

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

Forms of rootsy

comparativerootsier
superlativerootsiest

Origin of rootsy

From roots + -y.

Words formed from rootsy

Questions about rootsy

What does rootsy mean?
Rootsy means unadorned; suggestive of earlier times.
What part of speech is rootsy?
Rootsy is an adjective.

Words near rootsy in the dictionary

  1. rootstalk
  2. rootstalks
  3. rootstock
  4. rootstocks
  5. Rootstown
  6. rootsy
  7. rootward
  8. rootwise
  9. rootwork
  10. rootworker
  11. rootworkers

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