rootiness

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noun

The quality of being rooty.

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Meanings

nounrootiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From rooty + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rootiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootiness

MLA

“rootiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rootiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootiness.

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