turfy

[ tur-fee ]

/ ˈtɜr fi /

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adjective, turf·i·er, turf·i·est.

covered with or consisting of grassy turf.

resembling turf; turflike.

of the nature of or abounding in peat.

of, relating to, or characteristic of horse racing.

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Origin of turfy

First recorded in 1545–55; turf + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM turfy

turf·i·ness, noun

Words nearby turfy

turfman, turf out, turfski, turfskiing, turf war, turfy, Turgenev, turgent, turgescence, turgescent, turgid

How to use turfy in a sentence

We passed together through the Bois de Boulogne, now amidst tall, green forests, now along the turfy shores of mirror-like lakes.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
Many a gentle slope spread, as it were, a turfy apron in which reposed a little pool or lakelet.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
Behind them a galloping horse drew near, softly pattering along the turfy road.
Bonaventure|George Washington Cable
To be shaken out, and fresh potted in equal parts of turfy loam and heath soil and a little sand.
In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year|William Keane

Fill pots with pieces of turfy peat the size of Walnuts, and peg them altogether until they form a cone above the pot.
In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year|William Keane

British Dictionary definitions for turfy

turfy

/ (ˈtɜːfɪ) /

adjective turfier or turfiest

of, covered with, or resembling turf

relating to or characteristic of horse racing or persons connected with it

Derived forms of turfy

turfiness, noun

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Origin of turfy

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