leafy

[ lee-fee ]

adjective

, leaf·i·er, leaf·i·est.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈleafiness, noun

Other Words From

• leafi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of leafy¹

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

Example Sentences

When they’re done they go into the soup along with tiny pasta — orzo or ditalini or whatever you’d like — and lots of chopped leafy greens.

From Washington Post

Maybe they’re short and stubby, or not as leafy as you’d like.

From Science News For Students

Soups can certainly be rich in their own right, so we’ve selected brothier fare filled with beans and lentils as well as nutrient-rich dark leafy greens and bright carrots.

From Washington Post

It is the sunshine that shows the leafy colors to its best advantage.

From Washington Post

So far, Bowery has built three large farms and focused on producing leafy greens and fresh herbs for supermarket chains like Whole Foods and Stop & Shop.

From Fortune

It looks like the shoot-out at the OK Corral in a leafy Eindhoven suburb—but nobody seems to be a very good shot.

From The Daily Beast

On the streets you will come across many young people wearing clothes with leafy designs.

From The Daily Beast

The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.

From The Daily Beast

“During the dry season, women ate more green leafy vegetables,” Prentice said.

From The Daily Beast

All the rapid fire no doubt jangles his neighbors on North Happ Road in the leafy village of Northfield.

From The Daily Beast

There was a garden out in the suburbs; a small, leafy corner, with a few green tables under the orange trees.

From Project Gutenberg

"That longest, leafy branch touches the very wall of my room," she went on, creeping always a little down the hill.

From Project Gutenberg

A green gloom reigned there; it was the still hour of noon; the little birds were quiet in some leafy shade.

From Project Gutenberg

On he went, therefore, till he saw under the hedge a leafy arch over a drain, and he thought that he could pass through it.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he floated upward until he reached the leafy dome, and parting the branches he disappeared from sight.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• shaded
• shady
• verdant
• wooded