rootsy

adjective

root·​sy ˈrüt-sē 

ˈru̇t-

rootsier; rootsiest

: of, relating to, being, or resembling roots music or roots rock

It's not that their music is so different from most of the upbeat, rootsy alternative pop that was kicking around back in the mid-'90s.

—Mountain Xpress, 4 Mar. 2003

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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