View synonyms for sedgy

sedgy

[ sej-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, sedg·i·er, sedg·i·est.

Origin of sedgy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; sedge, -y ¹

There were sedgy plants in bloom, jack-in-the-pulpit, and what might have been a lily, with a more euphonious name.

There is nothing, it appears, except long sedgy grass, and a little soil to prevent its sinking into the shades of eternal night.

When he revived he found himself in long sedgy grass, well shielded from observation.

Fauquier Cary, dismounting, walked up the sedgy slope and asked to speak to his nephew.

We had the Likindazi, a sedgy stream, with hippopotami, on our right.

Browse