rootsy

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adjective

Unadorned; suggestive of earlier times.

“Their playing has a fresh but rootsy feel.”

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Meanings

adjectiverootsy (comparative rootsier, superlative rootsiest)

comparative rootsier · superlative rootsiest

  1. colloquialUnadorned; suggestive of earlier times.

    Their playing has a fresh but rootsy feel.

Origin

From roots + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stoory
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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