groundyadj.
/ˈɡraʊndi/ rare. † a. ? Gritty, sandy. Obsolete.
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groundy?1602
?1602 Narcissus (MS Bodl. Rawl. poet. 212) (1893) 199 Rest a little on the groundy gravell.
b. Containing grounds or sediment.
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1892 W. J. Clutterbuck Ceylon & Borneo xxvi. 213 Some of the groundiest coffee it has ever been my fortune to encounter.
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