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brooky

American  
[brook-ee] / ˈbrʊk i /

adjective

brookier, brookiest

  1. abounding in brooks. brook.

Etymology

Origin of brooky

First recorded in 1750–60; brook 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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The Pretty Lady had christened a warship, and her eager, brooky voice went rippling and churtling through such major details as blue chiffon velvet and the goldiest kind of champagne.

From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell

Think of the brooks sir, so—so barbarously wet and—and brooky.

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

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