blues
noun
the blues, depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy.
bluesy
-
a word derived from
blues.
Example Sentences
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In the 1970s, Leon Russell—a pioneer of the laid-back, bluesy style of music known as the Tulsa Sound—transformed a 1915 church into the Church Studio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Ahead of the star-packed gala, pundits say the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring political thriller "One Battle" is neck-and-neck with Michael B. Jordan's bluesy vampire horror "Sinners," while several acting prizes are similarly impossible to call.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
His guitar playing is bluesy and cool, his voice a lovable honk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
In 1969, she became the first woman to top the Billboard Top 100, with the bluesy ballad Everybody's Somebody's Fool.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
You don’t expect to hear rock and roll guitar in Shostakovich or a bluesy sax solo in Bartok, even though these composers would have heard both, often, during their working lives.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
