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rootsy

Pronunciation: /ˈruːtsi/

Definition of rootsy

adjective (rootsier, rootsiest)

informal

(of music) uncommercialized and full-blooded, typically showing traditional or ethnic origins: the tradition of rootsy Celtic pop his rootsy musical background