heathery

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A little noisy Devonshire river raced past it through the glen, and behind it lay the heathery waste of a great moorland.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or resembling heather.
  2. adjective Flecked with various colors.

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  • If whomever Angus had been expecting had arrived by car, it was difficult to tell, for the heathery rough track leading to the croft had not retained any tyre marks. —  Death of a Dustman
  • The vast heathery area of his beat which lay outside the village of Lochdubh had been crime-free, and so he had little to do but look after his small croft at the back of the police station, feed his sheep and hens, mooch around in his lazy way and dream of nothing in particular. —  Death of a Scriptwriter
  • Fresh and heathery, with waxy notes reminiscent of a High Church. —  Latest Articles
  • A little noisy Devonshire river raced past it through the glen, and behind it lay the heathery waste of a great moorland. —  The Princess of the School
  • Then we went out on to the wild heathery waste to the south, and chased lizards in the dry short growth. —  Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden
 

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/ˈhiθəri/
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