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heathery

[ heth-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhɛð ə ri /

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adjective

of or like heather.

abounding in heather.

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Also heathy.

Origin of heathery

First recorded in 1525–35; heather + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM heathery

heath·er·i·ness, noun

Words nearby heathery

heathendom, heathenish, heathenism, heathenize, heather, heathery, heath family, heathfowl, heath grass, heath hen, Heath Robinson

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How to use heathery in a sentence

Serena, with the help of a gardener, conveyed him gently to the heathery knoll, just breaking into purple.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
The dales are separated from each other by high uplands, which for the most part are heathery moorland or, at best, hill pastures.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various
She spied round her for a rock which cast a shade upon the kind of heathery bed she had set her heart to find.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham
The woods, the lakes and rivers, and the heathery hills are full of good things!
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales|Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian

The road was scarcely more than a track across a heathery common.
The Squire's Daughter|Silas K(itto) Hocking