leafy
having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage: the leafy woods.
having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves: leafy vegetables.
leaflike; foliaceous.
Origin of leafy
1Other words from leafy
- leaf·i·ness, noun
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How to use leafy in a sentence
The leafy summer day was at its close—and Horlestone Manor was in one of the leafiest parts of leafy England.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordThey had reached the extreme limit of the park, where the leafiest olive trees were growing.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco IbezThe organ-grinder was notified, and then a grave was dug for his dead property under the leafiest apple-tree.
The Knights of the White Shield | Edward A. RandThe song ripples like a brook, floating down from the leafiest tree-tops.
All the world knows Brackenhurst, of course, the greenest and leafiest of our southern suburbs.
The British Barbarians | Grant Allen
British Dictionary definitions for leafy
/ (ˈliːfɪ) /
covered with or having leaves
resembling a leaf or leaves
Derived forms of leafy
- leafiness, noun
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