ROOKY

Etymology

Adjective

rooky (not comparable)

full of rooks.

misty; gloomy.

Source: Wiktionary


Rook"y, a. Etym: [See Roky.]

Definition: Misty; gloomy. [Obs.] Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. Shak.

Note: Some make this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in rooks."

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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