tussocky
- adjective
- /ˈtʌsəki/
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- We walked through the tussocky grass, feeling the soft clumps beneath our feet.
Examples
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The meadow was covered in tussocky patches that provided perfect hiding spots for rabbits.
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A tussocky area along the bank of the river was teeming with wildflowers in full bloom.
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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
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1.0
An area covered with grass, like a field or lawn
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6.5
Having long, loose parts that look untidy, like hair or bushes
Growing in small, dense clumps
Having small clumps of hair, fur, or grass
A place with many small bushes and rough plants
An area with many small rounded hills or mounds
How Clumpy
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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.