tuftyadj.
/ˈtʌfti/, U.S. /ˈtəfti/ 1. Full of or abounding in tufts; covered or adorned with tufts:
a. of hair, thread, or the like.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [adjective] > provided with (a) tuft(s)
tuftya1642
tufted1651
a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 8 Signes of a good ewe..her buttocke broad and large, and shewinge tufty and thicke of wooll.
1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 241 His black Thread-bare Coat..of a tufty and rusty Hue.
1848 Fraser's Mag. 37 404 Shaven round his head, so as to leave a tufty patch at top.
b. Of foliage, herbage, or blossoms.
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the world > plants > plants collectively > [adjective] > having or forming tufts or clumps
tufty1638
hassockya1650
tussocked1796
tussocky1805
1638 R. Brathwait Barnabees Journall (new ed.) iii. sig. V2 Vallies..Deckt with tufty woods.
1797 A. Seward Hoyle Lake in New Ann. Reg. 1796 Poetry 158 Dry are the tufty downs, diffusive spread O'er the light surface of the sandy mound.
1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone III. vii. 111 Here the ground lay jagged and shaggy, wrought up with high tufts of reed... This tufty flaggy ground..will not hold impressions.
1903 Academy 25 July 94/2 Yarrow and the tufty melilot.
c. Covered with tufts or clumps of trees. rare.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective]
greeneOE
strongc1230
verdant1590
shrubby1598
shaggy1605
tufted1606
tufty1612
covered1632
vegetated1697
covert1707
verdurous1717
shagged1784
matted1791
vegetive1855
scrubbed1870
flourishing1883
1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xvii. 265 About the neighbouring woods..in the tufty Frith and in the mossy Fell.
2. Forming a tuft or tufts; consisting of or growing in tufts.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > matted, tangled, or tufty
matted1583
tufty1611
tufted1638
moppy1725
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Touffu,.. tuffie [1632 Sherwood, Tuftie or tuffie], thicke growing, thicke of boughs, growing close together.
1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. v. 93 An humble dale, (Where tufty Daizies nod at euery gale).
1776 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 100 Islands are overspread with a short, tufty, round grass.
1889 Standard 24 Apr. They are all distinguished by frizzly hair, more or less tufty.
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