turfy

[tur-fee]

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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.

Origin of turfy

First recorded in 1545–55; turf + -y¹

Related formsturf·i·ness, noun

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Related Words for turfy

verdant, lush, green, matted, sowed, tangled, reedy, sedgy, sodded, turfy

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Historical Examples of turfy

And so the contest was maintained, and intensified when I stood on the turfy slope.
Lines in Pleasant Places
William Senior
If leaf-mould is not at hand, turfy peat may be substituted for it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6
Various
Beyond that turfy sigh no sound from the marching men came to him.
The Scouts of Stonewall
Joseph A. Altsheler
All the wild and turfy growth should be taken off the bog before the vines are set.
The Practical Garden-Book
C. E. Hunn
The luncheon basket was forgotten on the turfy slope on which he'd dropped it.
The Boy with Wings
Berta Ruck

British Dictionary definitions for turfy

turfy

adjective turfier or turfiest

of, covered with, or resembling turf

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

Derived Formsturfiness, noun

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