hedgy

American  

[hej-ee] / ˈhɛdʒ i /

adjective

hedgier, hedgiest

1. abounding in hedges.

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Etymology

Origin of hedgy

First recorded in 1590–1600; hedge + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Now it's getting to the point where you run `to' your gap and you're getting hedgy, looking around, seeing where the ball carrier is, and he cuts back through your gap.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2011

The flowers peeped from hedgy places And shook the raindrops from their faces, And furry creatures all the way Came popping out and said "Good-day."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 by Various

The trees have a tall, slender, and not hedgy growth, and require thorough cutting back to secure a thick mass of branches at the bottom, and very few have received this treatment when young.

From The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

Closely beneath us lay the dark rich hedgy flats and the copse-chequered slopes, white with the blossom of apples.

From A Passionate Pilgrim by James, Henry

The veteran had picked up from his desk a sheet of paper and was squinting up his hedgy, thick eyebrows in an effort to read what was written there.

From The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)