bluesy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbluːzi/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English blues Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bluesy From blues + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Characteristic of, or similar to, blues music.
When he entered the kitchen, Vida was folding clothes and singing along to some bluesy country music on the radio.
2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bluesier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| bluesiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |