grass-rootedadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡrɑːsˈruːtᵻd/,

/ˌɡrasˈruːtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌɡræsˈrudəd/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grass n.¹, rooted adj.; grass root n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: Partly < grass n.¹ + rooted adj., and partly < grass root n. + -ed suffix².

1. Of ground, soil, etc.: containing grass roots; grassy.

ΚΠ

1908 Proc. National Rivers & Harbors Congr. 61 I thought of the million and a quarter square miles of territory lying in the drainage basins of the Ohio, the Mississippi and the Missouri, once forest-covered or grass-rooted, in which the great floods were once imprisoned.

1941 J. G. Fletcher South Star 84 By night I went, Restless, with spring unfulfilled, under the firmament Where the crickets' song did sound Shrilled up from the damp, grass-rooted ground.

1964 Plains Anthropologist 9 176/2 Capping Zone 4 was the present-day surface of tightly compacted, grass-rooted sod.

2017 D. Thomas Mud, Sweat & Shears i. 16 The Desso GrassMaster solution is quite simple. Mixing a synthetic pitch with a grass-rooted pitch, it works a treat.

2. Originally U.S. Belonging or connected to, or supporting, the grass roots of an organization, industry, etc., or of society more generally; originating from or involving ordinary people or rank-and-file members. Cf. grass root n. 2a.

ΚΠ

1920 Meat-packer Legislation: Hearings before Comm. on Agric.: Pt. 12 (U.S. House of Representatives: 66th Congr., 2nd Sess.) 877 I believe you stated that if Senator Kenyon came out to Iowa and got his ear grass-rooted, he would feel like you did toward the packers.

1943 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 31 Oct. 10/2 The ordinary grass-roots American wants his President to be different, even though that President may be, by upbringing and inclination, as ordinary and grass-rooted as himself.

1952 Bessemer (Mich.) Herald 13 Mar. 1/2 The Eagle freedom program will be grass-rooted action against Communist infiltration with the fight based in local levels, said Mr. Michelli.

1975 Newsweek (U.S. ed.) (Nexis) 20 Oct. 21 The association..announced plans for a $500,000 grass-rooted fund drive.

2014 Indian Currents (Nexis) 15 Sept. There are few grass-rooted leaders who have the confidence to challenge the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the party.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grass-rooted
释义	grass-rootedadj. Brit. /ˌɡrɑːsˈruːtᵻd/, /ˌɡrasˈruːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌɡræsˈrudəd/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grass n.¹, rooted adj.; grass root n., -ed suffix². Etymology: Partly < grass n.¹ + rooted adj., and partly < grass root n. + -ed suffix². 1. Of ground, soil, etc.: containing grass roots; grassy. ΚΠ 1908 Proc. National Rivers & Harbors Congr. 61 I thought of the million and a quarter square miles of territory lying in the drainage basins of the Ohio, the Mississippi and the Missouri, once forest-covered or grass-rooted, in which the great floods were once imprisoned. 1941 J. G. Fletcher South Star 84 By night I went, Restless, with spring unfulfilled, under the firmament Where the crickets' song did sound Shrilled up from the damp, grass-rooted ground. 1964 Plains Anthropologist 9 176/2 Capping Zone 4 was the present-day surface of tightly compacted, grass-rooted sod. 2017 D. Thomas Mud, Sweat & Shears i. 16 The Desso GrassMaster solution is quite simple. Mixing a synthetic pitch with a grass-rooted pitch, it works a treat. 2. Originally U.S. Belonging or connected to, or supporting, the grass roots of an organization, industry, etc., or of society more generally; originating from or involving ordinary people or rank-and-file members. Cf. grass root n. 2a. ΚΠ 1920 Meat-packer Legislation: Hearings before Comm. on Agric.: Pt. 12 (U.S. House of Representatives: 66th Congr., 2nd Sess.) 877 I believe you stated that if Senator Kenyon came out to Iowa and got his ear grass-rooted, he would feel like you did toward the packers. 1943 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 31 Oct. 10/2 The ordinary grass-roots American wants his President to be different, even though that President may be, by upbringing and inclination, as ordinary and grass-rooted as himself. 1952 Bessemer (Mich.) Herald 13 Mar. 1/2 The Eagle freedom program will be grass-rooted action against Communist infiltration with the fight based in local levels, said Mr. Michelli. 1975 Newsweek (U.S. ed.) (Nexis) 20 Oct. 21 The association..announced plans for a $500,000 grass-rooted fund drive. 2014 Indian Currents (Nexis) 15 Sept. There are few grass-rooted leaders who have the confidence to challenge the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the party. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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