tufty

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈtʌfti/ Rhymes: -ʌfti === Etymology 1 === From tuft +‎ -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). ==== Adjective ==== tufty (comparative tuftier, superlative tuftiest) Having the form of or resembling a tuft (“a bunch of grass, hair, etc., held together at the base”). Synonym: penicillate Covered in or having many tufts. Synonym: tufted (obsolete, rare) Covered with tufts (“small clumps of bushes or trees”). Growing in tufts. ===== Derived terms ===== tuftily tuftiness ===== Related terms ===== tuft tufter tufthunter tufthunting ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From tuft(ed duck) +‎ -y (diminutive suffix). ==== Noun ==== tufty (plural tufties) (British, informal) The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula). ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === Origin unknown. ==== Adjective ==== tufty (comparative tuftier, superlative tuftiest) (obsolete) Of a cow: seeking a bull to mate with. === References === === Further reading === tuft (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia