ferny

[ fur-nee ]

adjective

, fern·i·er, fern·i·est.

1. pertaining to, consisting of, or like ferns:

   ferny leaves.

2. abounding in or overgrown with ferns:

   ferny undergrowth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ferny¹

First recorded in 1515–25; fern + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The orchard ran down a slope of perhaps half an acre to the ferny tangle of the brook bed.

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A boy pushed the bracken and ferny grey and green wattle sprays from before a lichen-grown wooden cross.

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The climb was steep, rounding a darkened ferny shoulder of lush forest, yet promising more and more a top of sunlight.

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But she liked the beauty of the little dell, the ferny smell of it, and the sunshine and cheerfulness.

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Fashion me from swamp or meadow, Garden plot or ferny shadow, Hyacinth or humble burr!

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