groovy
/ˈɡɹuvi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.11 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
adj
Melodious, danceable; particularly of a riff or bassline.
Example Sentences
- "The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound."
- "She'd give anything to be able to believe it, but she's a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy."
- "The hippies do not often try to define the feelings they experience under the influence of psychedelic drugs. Generally they just say, "Oh, groovy, man," or simply, "Wow.""
- "Basically Bobby’s just a hard-working, highly creative, friendly, groovy guy who’s got a lot of things he wants to do and is in a hurry to try them all."
- "When you move me, everything is groovy."
- "Well, I love it! Move really fast, reverse time, save everyone? That sounds groovy! I’m gonna have to try that some day!"
Etymology
Etymology tree English groove Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English groovy From groove + -y.