Definition of "heathery" [heath•er•y]

• Of, relating to, or resembling heather. (adjective)
• Flecked with various colors. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It will be a bluegreenpurple heathery squooshy wool scarf when it grows up."
• "It's Lambs Pride Superwash in Mysterious Fuchsia - a beautiful heathery damson purple."
• "Standing recently upon the heathery crest of Hartcliff Hill we looked due west, where the Woodhead Road climbs Bord Hill, where the darkling moortops were suddenly illuminated."