bluesier; bluesiest
: resembling, characteristic of, or suited to the blues

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Her voice fit the bluesy, sultry song well, and Stapleton, a true pro at big-time duets, knew how to cede the stage. Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 May 2024 The Roses are best known for a pair of bluesy rockers. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 The album’s soulful and bluesy title track poignantly features former Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, on keyboards. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024 But Lewis, though a noteworthy pianist—tasteful and elegant, refined in a classicizing mode, hearty in a bluesy one—was hardly an innovative player. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bluesy 

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bluesy was in 1933

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“Bluesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluesy. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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