turfy

[ tur-fee ]
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adjective,turf·i·er, turf·i·est.
  1. covered with or consisting of grassy turf.

  2. resembling turf; turflike.

  1. of the nature of or abounding in peat.

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of horse racing.

Origin of turfy

1
First recorded in 1545–55; turf + -y1

Other words from turfy

  • turf·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby turfy

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How to use turfy in a sentence

  • We passed together through the Bois de Boulogne, now amidst tall, green forests, now along the turfy shores of mirror-like lakes.

    A Fantasy of Far Japan | Baron Kencho Suyematsu
  • Many a gentle slope spread, as it were, a turfy apron in which reposed a little pool or lakelet.

    A Year in the Fields | John Burroughs
  • Behind them a galloping horse drew near, softly pattering along the turfy road.

    Bonaventure | George Washington Cable
  • To be shaken out, and fresh potted in equal parts of turfy loam and heath soil and a little sand.

  • Fill pots with pieces of turfy peat the size of Walnuts, and peg them altogether until they form a cone above the pot.

British Dictionary definitions for turfy

turfy

/ (ˈtɜːfɪ) /


adjectiveturfier or turfiest
  1. of, covered with, or resembling turf

  2. relating to or characteristic of horse racing or persons connected with it

Derived forms of turfy

  • turfiness, noun

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