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{ "derived": [ { "word": "rootsiness" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "roots", "3": "y" }, "expansion": "roots + -y", "name": "suffix" } ], "etymology_text": "From roots + -y.", "forms": [ { "form": "rootsier", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "rootsiest", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "er" }, "expansion": "rootsy (comparative rootsier, superlative rootsiest)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English adjectives", "English colloquialisms", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English terms suffixed with -y", "English terms with usage examples", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Their playing has a fresh but rootsy feel.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Unadorned; suggestive of earlier times." ], "links": [ [ "Unadorned", "unadorned" ], [ "suggestive", "suggestive" ], [ "earlier", "earlier" ], [ "time", "time" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial) Unadorned; suggestive of earlier times." ], "tags": [ "colloquial" ] } ], "word": "rootsy" }
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