heathyadj.
/ˈhiːθi/, U.S. /ˈhiθi/ Abounding in or covered with heath; of, pertaining to, or of the nature of heath; heathery.
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heathya1450
heathery1535
lingy1649
heathered1831
ericineous1852
ericaceous1882
ericoid1900
a1450 Fysshynge wyth Angle (1883) 11 The tawney colour for those waters that ben hethy or morysshe.
?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors iv. sig. B6 Such heathy, woddy, and moory ground, as is vnfrutefull for corne or pasture.
1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 525 It is Heathy, Ferny and Furzy.
1810 P. B. Shelley Zastrozzi iv. 35 The wild berries which grew amid the heathy shrubs.
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule ii. 33 An illimitable prospect of heathy undulations.
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