leafy

[lee-fee]

adjective

leafier, leafiest 

1. having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage.

   the leafy woods.

2. having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves.

   leafy vegetables.

3. leaflike; foliaceous.

leafy

/ ˈliːfɪ /

adjective

1. covered with or having leaves

2. resembling a leaf or leaves

Other Word Forms

• leafiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of leafy¹

First recorded in 1545–55; leaf + -y ¹

Example Sentences

We're waiting on a housing estate in a leafy suburb where most of the houses have perfectly-maintained front lawns and expensive cars on the drives.

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In a quiet, leafy suburb of Toronto, a 30-year-old Afghan woman spends most afternoons on the phone, hoping she can reach her two younger siblings and father.

From BBC

Given the cost of living and the polarised politics in the US, the draw of the leafy streets of Condesa is obvious.

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Monmouth Rising was due to be held on a leafy showground outside the Welsh border town - a space more used to hosting Saturday morning car boot sales than festivals with five stages.

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With a killer still on the loose, many fled the leafy town of 25,000 residents, which had not seen a murder for five years.

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Related Words

• shaded 
• shady 
• verdant 
• wooded