tufty

[ tuhf-tee ]

adjective,tuft·i·er, tuft·i·est.

abounding in tufts.
covered or adorned with tufts.

growing in or forming tufts.

Origin of tufty

¹

First recorded in 1605–15; tuft + -y¹

Other words from tufty

tuft·i·ly, adverb
tuft·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby tufty

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How to use tufty in a sentence

Brosnan, 61, has a close-clipped beard, and tufty salt-and-pepper hair.
Pierce Brosnan’s Life After Bond: From Action Hero to Losing His Daughter to Cancer | Tim Teeman | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Here and there were broad stretches of tufty unmown grass, and long hedges of hibiscus aflame with scarlet.
The Exiles of Faloo | Barry Pain
His tufty eyebrows crawled like caterpillars, indicating that the thoughts under them must be of a decidedly stirring nature.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman Day
Not even stringy grass or the tufty scrub bushes that seemed able to grow anywhere.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 | Various
I almost hoped tufty would stay out with her, she was such a good little sparrow.
Miss Elliot's Girls | Mrs Mary Spring Corning

On the left, we pass tea gardens, the tufty bushes low to the ground.
Across the Equator | Thomas H. Reid

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