bluesy

English

Etymology

From blues +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːzi

Adjective

bluesy (comparative bluesier, superlative bluesiest)

1. (music, informal) Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music).
   • 2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 46:

     When he entered the kitchen, Vida was folding clothes and singing along to some bluesy country music on the radio.

Derived terms

• bluesily
• bluesiness

 

Anagrams

• blueys