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tufty

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[tuhf-tee] / ˈtʌf ti /

adjective

tuftier, tuftiest
  1. abounding in tufts.

  2. covered or adorned with tufts.

  3. growing in or forming tufts.


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Etymology

Origin of tufty

First recorded in 1605–15; tuft + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Tufty was a much-loved cuddly red squirrel who helped helped millions of children learn about road safety.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

Or maybe it is memories of Tufty Fluffytail, a cartoon squirrel that for decades taught road safety to children.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 9, 2016

Buck Tufty took a point-blank shot that goalkeeper David Meves knocked away and Louisville's Aaron Horton cracked the ball back at the net, only to have defender Chad Barson clear it off the line.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2010

He later worked in the Washington bureau of the progressive New York newspaper PM before joining the Tufty News Service, founded in 1935 by Esther Van Wagoner Tufty, a noted Washington journalist.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2010

In summer food is plentiful, and Tufty lives well, but in winder Tufty has hard work to get enough.

From The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)

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