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outdoorsy

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out⋅doors⋅y

  [out-dawr-zee, -dohr-]
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–adjective
1. characteristic of or suitable to the outdoors: a rugged, outdoorsy life; heavy, outdoorsy clothes.
2. unusually fond of outdoor life: an outdoorsy type who always swam before breakfast.
Origin:
1950–55; outdoors + -y 1
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out·door·sy   (out-dôr'zē, -dōr'-)   
adj.   Informal

  1. Associated with the outdoors: outdoorsy hobbies such as fishing.

  2. Showing a liking for the outdoors: "backpackers, mountain climbers, cross-country skiers, and other no-nonsense outdoorsy types" (New Yorker).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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