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bottomy en · ADJ

Etymology

From bottom + -y.

Meanings

1. having a deep pitch
   • Describing Wilson's rich, bottomy contralto in musical terms doesn't quite work. 1990 November 9, Neil Tesser, “Cassandra Wilson”, in Chicago Reader:
   • Burrell is at his fiery best, attacking bottomy chords with sledgehammer power--there's not a ragtime riff in sight. 2003 November 21, Peter Margasak, “Full-Blown Trio”, in Chicago Reader:
   • But though there's definitely power in the bottomy drumming of Angela Horton--whose setup includes a timpani--on their eponymously titled debut (on Blue Mountain's Black Dog label), the Satyrs usually choose not to, favoring eerie southern-gothic balladry with a Floydian psychedelic tinge and the occasional Middle Eastern twinge. 2000 October 20, Monica Kendrick, “Spot Check”, in Chicago Reader:

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