rootiness

English

Etymology

From rooty +‎ -ness.

Noun

rootiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being rooty.
    • 1986, Lella Warren, Foundation Stone, page 296:
      She tried to grab some branches of brush and pull her face forward into their wet rootiness, but the tongs grabbed her until she was numb, and she lolled over.

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