tussocky

1 8.1

Having many small clumps of grass that stick up

adjective
/ˈtʌsəki/

: cubierto de matorrales

We walked through the tussocky grass, feeling the soft clumps beneath our feet.

Examples

The meadow was covered in tussocky patches that provided perfect hiding spots for rabbits.
A tussocky area along the bank of the river was teeming with wildflowers in full bloom.
Outlined against the background of dark green was a dense concentration of white pelicans; hundreds upon thousands of them packed together, standing, sitting, lying on tussocky nests of floating reeds.

Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

grassy

vstussocky

27 1.0

An area covered with grass, like a field or lawn

describes grass arranged in distinct small clumps rather than continuous cover

straggly

vstussocky

2 6.5

Having long, loose parts that look untidy, like hair or bushes

describes grouped plant clumps rather than sparse scattered growth

tufty

vstussocky

1 5.5

Having small clumps of hair, fur, or grass

focuses on clumps specifically in plant or landscape contexts

tufted

vstussocky

1 4.4

Growing in small, dense clumps

describes clumps that may be looser or less dense

hummocky

vstussocky

1 8.3

An area with many small rounded hills or mounds

refers to plant clumps rather than soil or landform mounds

scroggy

vstussocky

Archaic

9.9

A place with many small bushes and rough plants

refers to separate small plant clumps instead of coarse bushy growth

How Clumpy

clumpy

3 4.7

tussocky

1 8.1

uneven

48 2.3

smooth

224 1.0

Surface Forms

tussocky positive

Morphology

tussocky = tussock (transparent) = tussock + y

Clear combination of 'tussock' and the suffix '-y' forming 'covered with or resembling tufts (tussocks)'.

Etymology

The word tussocky comes from tussock ('a small clump of grass') plus the ending -y ('full of' or 'covered with'). Like the familiar word tuft, a tussock is a little grassy lump, so tussocky means 'covered with small clumps of grass' and explains why such ground is rough to walk on.