rootiness

noun

rootiness

noun

Etymology From rooty + -ness.

1

The quality of being rooty.

  • She tried to grab some branches of brush and pull her face forward into their wet rootiness, but the tongs grabbed her until she was numb, and she lolled over.1986, Lella Warren, Foundation Stone, page 296:

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