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Maybe you could call me a little controlling or I like things to be my way, but since I was a little girl, I've known what I wanted. I'm very rootsy, but it really hadn't ever caused me too much strife. I really know when to say when. I'm not too outward but I'm very honest.
Ashton Shepherd

Meaning of "rootsy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROOTSY

rootsy  [ˈruːtsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROOTSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rootsy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ROOTSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rootsy in the English dictionary

The definition of rootsy in the dictionary is unpolished and emphasizing its traditional or ethnic origins.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROOTSY


artsy
ˈɑːtsɪ
artsy-fartsy
ˌɑːtsɪˈfɑːtsɪ
Chertsey
ˈtʃɜːtsɪ
curtsy
ˈkɜːtsɪ
cutesy
ˈkjuːtsɪ
feminazi
ˌfemɪˈnɑːtsɪ
Nazi
ˈnɑːtsɪ
neo-Nazi
ˌniːəʊˈnɑːtsɪ
neo-Nazism
ˌniːəʊˈnɑːtsɪ
Orczy
ˈɔːtsɪ
Piozzi
ˈpjɔːtsɪ
quartzy
ˈkwɔːtsɪ
Tutsi
ˈtuːtsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROOTSY

rootedness
rooter
roothold
rootiness
rooting compound
rooting reflex
rootkit
rootle
rootless
rootlessness
rootlet
rootlike
roots
roots music
rootserver
rootsiness
rootstalk
rootstock
rootworm
rooty

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROOTSY

airtsy-mairtsy
antsy
artsy-craftsy
bitsy
Chernovtsy
gutsy
itsy-bitsy
nutsy
patsy
potsy
tootsy

Synonyms and antonyms of rootsy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rootsy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROOTSY

Find out the translation of rootsy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rootsy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rootsy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rootsy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rootsy
570 millions of speakers

English

rootsy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rootsy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

rootsy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

rootsy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rootsy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rootsy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roots
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berakar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rootsy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原初の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rootsy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rootsy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rootsy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேர்நோக்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुळाक्षरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rootsy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rootsy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rootsy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rootsy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rootsy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

rootsy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rootsy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rootsy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

rootsy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rootsy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOTSY»

The term «rootsy» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOTSY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rootsy

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QUOTES WITH «ROOTSY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rootsy.
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Ashton Shepherd
Maybe you could call me a little controlling or I like things to be my way, but since I was a little girl, I've known what I wanted. I'm very rootsy, but it really hadn't ever caused me too much strife. I really know when to say when. I'm not too outward but I'm very honest.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROOTSY»

Discover the use of rootsy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rootsy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reading the Right Text: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese ...
(rootsy is moaning on the platform bed; everybody turns a deaf ear to him.) ROOTSY: I'm dying from pain— Richie: If you died from pain, we'd be spared a chump whose work doesn't even cover what his food costs. Sixth Brother: My mother ...
Xiaomei Chen, 2003
2
Billboard
"I think the band's combination of love for American rootsy music with their British pop sen- mi sibilities has really put us in a pretty interesting place," says Simon. " The fact that they grew up listening to both kinds of music has made their music ...
3
The Words and Music of Van Morrison
He seemed to have condensed his cathartic rants down to a song or two per album by this point, and songs like the rootsy, 12-bar blues of “Goin' Down Geneva” show a stronger musical side, as he continued to wrangle healthy purchase out ...
Erik Hage, 2009
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Stripped: Depeche Mode
Alf's number was in the Melody Maker looking for 'a rootsy R&B band'.” While ' Only You' could hardly be described as rootsy R&B, Vince made the call. “I advertised for a rootsy blues band and Vincent answered,” Alison Moyet confirms .
Jonathan Miller, 2009
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The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology
rootsy. Tesla. fueled by MTV's heavy rotation of “Teas'n, Pleas'n” and “Scared,” both from the band's debut, Dangerous Toys. With sales near the 400,000 mark ( it would eventually go gold), Columbia began demanding a follow-up only six ...
Austin Powell, Doug Freeman, 2011
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Billboard
Rootsy. Sound. Intact. Hot Country. Singles & Tracks less of chart movement. Airpower. WHILE MANY of today's young country artists pay lip service to the legends, Warner Bros.' Blake Shelton has already worked with several of them.
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Billboard
is. Makes. Debut. With. Rootsy. Act. Honeydogs. BR5-49s. Tight. Connection. With. Dylan. Tour. Arista/Nashville. Group. Joins. Ani. DiFranco. For. U.S.. Dates. Music. From. The. Motion. Picture. Featuring. The. Pretenders"Goodbye". (Written by ...
8
Billboard
Rootsy. Sound. Hiatus. From. Hype. Columbia's. Teenage. Fanclub. M I C R 0 P H ONES Girl Power. Indigo Girls lent their support to a Sony symposium commemorating the achievements of women in music. Shown, from left, are Indigo Girl ...
9
Billboard
“I was really burnt out on that rootsy Americana shit," the frontman says. “So I tried to steer clear of that." “ Rootsy Americana shit" is one way to describe the vibe of Bright Eyes' last studio disc, 2007's “Cassadaga”; the description also suits “ I'm ...
10
Bongo Rhythms: Graffiti Fonts in Verse
6. ROOTSY . . . PSALMS 27. OCEAN FLOOR HUTS 28. DIFFERENT DAYS 29. SWEET ROOTS 30. SEVEN HEAVENS 31. OF EDEN AND DE BIG-BANG ... l3rooks...2†... OCEAN FLOOR HUTS This piece is in praise Of that 6. ROOTSY .
Longwe Simon Mutengu, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROOTSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rootsy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hometown vibes inspire rootsy record
Hometown vibes inspire rootsy record. Wednesday July 1, 2015 3:30 PM. Google +. Enlarge Image Buy This Photo Amy Black, with both Sarah Borges and the ... «ThisWeekNews, Jul 15»
2
Who Is Mya Byrne? Trans Singer Finds Herself on Rootsy Solo …
The story of Mya Byrne begins with a vivid image. She is standing on the iconic stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in a beautiful white dress and a flower in ... «US 99.5, Jun 15»
3
Critic's Pick: Coming to the rootsy-folk of Fruition
Critic's Pick: Coming to the rootsy-folk of Fruition. June 10th, 2015 by Casey Phillips in Riverbend Read Time: 1 min. Fruition has a stripped-back sound with ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jun 15»
4
Zane Williams Says New 'Texas Like That' Album Is 'Slick' But Still …
But I have always preferred to keep the instrumentation rootsy -- to use field drums instead of electronic drums -- and I like dobro, fiddle and mandolin as much ... «Billboard, May 15»
5
Eminem Joins 'Best Friend' Yelawolf on Rootsy New Song
As Eminem's protégée Yelawolf readies the release of his second studio album, Love Story, for April 21st, the pair have joined forces on the dark, Johnny ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 15»
6
Houndmouth On World Cafe
The rootsy Louisville rock band Houndmouth just released its second album, Little Neon Limelight. Like 2013's From The Hills Below The City, it pairs smart ... «NPR, Mar 15»
7
6 Rootsy Things To Do In Kansas City This Weekend
Get down to the root with Hair, just one of the rootsy things you can do this weekend in Kansas City. Credit GisleHaa / Wikimedia Commons. Want to have a ... «KCUR, Mar 15»
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George Ezra gives Macy Gray's 'I Try' a satisfyingly rootsy update
The British singer-songwriter's cover of Macy Gray's hit single starts out a little shaky, but just give it a few seconds. When George Ezra hits the chorus in BBC ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»
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Steve Earle taps rootsy sources for his latest album
Steve Earle has the blues. That much isn't surprising. The fiercely independent songwriter has freely chronicled his past battles with addiction, and his ... «Boston Globe, Feb 15»
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Hermitude Announce New Album and Super Rootsy Single
The new one "Through The Roof" actually takes it back a few steps pre-Hyperparadise and renews those banging horns, dancehall dynamics and rootsy vocals. «Stoney Roads, Jan 15»

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