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[ tuhf-tee ] / ˈtʌf ti /
adjective, tuft·i·er, tuft·i·est.abounding in tufts. covered or adorned with tufts. growing in or forming tufts. Origin of tuftyFirst recorded in 1605–15; tuft + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM tuftytuft·i·ly, adverbtuft·i·ness, nounWords nearby tuftytufted cell, tufted deer, tufted duck, tufted titmouse, tufting, tufty, Tu Fu, tug, tugboat, Tugela, tug-of-love Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tuftyBrosnan, 61, has a close-clipped beard, and tufty salt-and-pepper hair. Pierce Brosnan’s Life After Bond: From Action Hero to Losing His Daughter to Cancer|Tim Teeman|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST What happiness to sit on this tufty knoll, and fill my basket with the blossoms! Our Village|Mary Russell Mitford I am weary enough of this poor place, with nothing about it but wood and water and tufty grass. The Lost Pibroch|Neil Munro Just as Tufty alighted, the pretty dove began to call: 'Come, dear, come! Miss Elliot's Girls|Mrs Mary Spring Corning
But as they flew round the house Tufty became very much excited. Miss Elliot's Girls|Mrs Mary Spring Corning Here and there were broad stretches of tufty unmown grass, and long hedges of hibiscus aflame with scarlet. The Exiles of Faloo|Barry Pain
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