thrummy

American

[thruhm-ee] / ˈθrʌm i /

adjective

thrummier, thrummiest

of or abounding in thrums; shaggy or tufted.

Etymology

Origin of thrummy

First recorded in 1590–1600; thrum ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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The petala are very tender, 5 in number, scarce so large as the calix: in the middle stands a columella thick set with thrummy apiculae, which argue this plant to belong to the Malvaceous kind.

From A Voyage to New Holland by Dampier, William

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