Heathery
//ˈhɛðəɹi// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A place where varieties of heath are grown in a controlled environment.
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, or abundant in heather.
"From right to left, our path was barred by a frowning rampart of grassy or heathery hills, whose rounded contours broke away here and there into ridge and scarp and cliff."
- 2 Like or resembling heather.
Example
More examples"From right to left, our path was barred by a frowning rampart of grassy or heathery hills, whose rounded contours broke away here and there into ridge and scarp and cliff."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From heather + -y.
Etymology 2
From heath + -ery.
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