rooky

American  

[rook-ee] / ˈrʊk i /

adjective

rookier, rookiest

1. full of or frequented by rooks. rook.

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rooky British  

/ ˈrʊkɪ /

adjective

1. literary abounding in rooks

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Etymology

Origin of rooky

First recorded in 1595–1605; rook ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

But ease of the Internet aside, first time business owners are prone to rooky mistakes.

From Forbes

Grillo has faced growing dissent among his rooky lawmakers, many of whom resent his authoritarian style and political strategy of uncompromising opposition.

From Reuters

He found a refuge at a Bay Area used-record store, Rooky Ricardo’s.

From Chicago Tribune

New York: Rooky's Triumph New Yorkers overwhelmingly approved the biggest bond issue ever proposed anywhere�$2.5 billion to revitalize the state's highways, airports, commuter railroads and city subways.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Rooky Bates, whose wife deserted him and who tried to settle down with what he calls an "unmarried wife," feels differently about life in peacetime.

From Time Magazine Archive