leavy

American  

[lee-vee] / ˈli vi /

adjective

Archaic.

leavier, leaviest

1. leafy.

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Etymology

Origin of leavy

First recorded in 1400–50, leavy is from the late Middle English word levy. See leaf, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Be it thy Choice, when Summer Heats annoy, To sit beneath her leavy Canopy, Quaffing rich Liquids, Oh! how sweet t'enjoy At once her Fruits, and hospitable Shade.

From An Essay on Criticism by Oldmixon, John

Whilst mournful birds, with leavy bows, To them a kind burial gave, And warbled out their love-sick vows,95 Whilst they both slept in their grave.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

About the daïs behind the thwart-table were now stuck for adornment leavy boughs of oak now just beginning to turn with the first frosts. 

From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by Morris, William

I dreamt of the daughter of a king,   With white cheeks tear-bewetted; We sat 'neath the lime tree's leavy ring,   In love's embraces netted.

From Rampolli by MacDonald, George

This oak with his wide leavy branches will shelter our heads from the night; And I'll tell thee a story of old, since the tow'r of Arthula is near.

From Poems, &c. (1790) Wherein It Is Attempted To Describe Certain Views Of Nature And Of Rustic Manners; And Also, To Point Out, In Some Instances, The Different Influence Which The Same Circumstances Produce On Different Characters by Baillie, Joanna