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Definitions of bluesy word

adjective bluesy If you describe a song or the way it is performed as bluesy, you mean that it is performed in a way that is characteristic of the blues. 3
adjective bluesy of or characteristic of the blues 3
noun bluesy the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy: This rainy spell is giving me the blues. 1
noun bluesy (used with a singular verb) Jazz. a song, originating with American blacks, that is marked by the frequent occurrence of blue notes, and that takes the basic form, customarily improvised upon in performance, of a 12-bar chorus consisting of a 3-line stanza with the second line repeating the first. the genre constituting such songs. 1
adjective bluesy relating to blues music 1
adjective bluesy (Informal) (music) Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music). 0

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

1800-10, Americanism; cf. blue devils

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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