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rooky

[ rook-ee ]
/ ˈrʊk i /
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adjective, rook·i·er, rook·i·est.
full of or frequented by rooks.
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Origin of rooky

First recorded in 1595–1605; rook1 + -y1

Words nearby rooky

rooikat, rooinek, rook, rookery, rookie, rooky, room, room and board, room-and-pillar, room clerk, room divider
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How to use rooky in a sentence

  • The sky had seemed to darken, the air to thicken, the birds to gather in the "rooky" wood.

    Jeremy|Hugh Walpole

  • A “rooky,” who had joined the company, stood on the dock disconsolately.

    The Great White Tribe in Filipinia|Paul T. Gilbert

British Dictionary definitions for rooky

rooky
/ (ˈrʊkɪ) /
adjective rookier or rookiest
literary abounding in rooks
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