adjective
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having a tuft or tufts
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(of plants or plant parts) having or consisting of one or more groups of short branches all arising at the same level
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tufted
Explanation
Something that's tufted has or is decorated with wispy clusters, like the tufted feathers on a baby bird's head. A tuft is a clump or cluster of something soft and flexible, and the word probably comes from the Old French touffe, "tuft of hair." So things that are tufted have or resemble tufts. There may, for example, be tufted grass growing between the bricks on a sidewalk, or soft, tufted fur on your dog's belly.
Example Sentences
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The grand living room has a double-height ceiling, arched windows, French doors, robin’s-egg blue wall, a purple tufted bar, and a pink, lavender, and fuchsia pool table.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
The club was compact and cozy, with tufted couches and red velvet curtains.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2024
“I need to find something that I could take further and to another level,” he tells the pup who is sitting motionless across from him on a tufted ottoman in a dimly lit study.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Soon, my feeder feed was filling with black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and tufted titmice from 2,000 miles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
I drove across the upraised thumb of Idaho and through real mountains that climbed straight up, tufted with pines and deep- dusted with snow.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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