Definition of Growthiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Growthiness

growth phase
growth plate
growth quotient
growth rate
growth rate of population
growth regulator
growth ring
growth rings
growth spurt
growth stock
growth substance
growthful
growthier
growthiest
growthiness (current term)
growthinesses
growths
growthwise
growthy
groyne
groynes
groze
grozed
grozes
grozing
grozing iron
grozing irons
grr
grrr

Literary usage of Growthiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Swine: Breeding, Feeding and Management by William Dietrich (1910)
"They have refused to follow the standard as given above and are breeding hogs with size, growthiness, and prolificacy, irrespective of many of the fancy ..."

2. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"... raises standard-bred fowls, his best advertising will come from exhibiting at the poultry shows. Here growthiness, vigor and size for age are essential ..."

3. Pork-production by William Wesley Smith, Robert Alexander Craig (1920)
"... sacrificing the weight and finish required of those which go to market or the growthiness and thrift desirable in those intended for the breeding herd. ..."

4. Building and Ruling the Republic by James Penny Boyd (1884)
"A closer view of the growthiness of the industry may be had by comparing the number of a few of the leading implements made in 1870 and 1880, thus: j 1880 . ..."

5. Sheep-farming in North America by John Alexander Craig, H. P. Miller (1918)
"It is the size and growthiness and the mutton qualities of this breed that have given them wide popularity in ranching sections. ..."

6. The Principles and Practice of Judging Live-stock by Carl Warren Gay (1914)
"Early maturity is indicated in any class of stock by weight for age and general evidence of growthiness and proximity to final development. 72. ..."

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