"sprouty" meaning in English

See sprouty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: sproutier [comparative], sproutiest [superlative]
Etymology: sprout + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sprout|y}} sprout + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} sprouty (comparative sproutier, superlative sproutiest)
  1. Having sprouts.
    Sense id: en-sprouty-en-adj-FvQdB1Jj
  2. Resembling or characteristic of sprouts.
    Sense id: en-sprouty-en-adj-gaAOW4Me
  3. Tending to sprout, or grow from a surface.
    Sense id: en-sprouty-en-adj-ndMxr6Ub Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 24 18 58

Inflected forms

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