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leafy Definition

leafy (lēfē)

adjective leafi·er, leafi·est

  1. of, covered with, consisting of, or like a leaf or leaves
  2. having many leaves
  3. having broad leaves or consisting mainly of such leaves spinach is a leafy vegetable

leafy Related Forms
leafi·ness noun
leafy Synonyms

leafy

modif.

leaf-covered, leafed out, in foliage, in leaf, verdant, abounding, abundant, springlike, summery, covered, hidden, secluded, shady, shaded, umbrageous; see also green 2.

Antonyms bare*, leafless, austere.

leafy Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • suburb: Most of the halls are in the leafy suburbs around a mile from the main campus.
  • vegetable: Citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, potatoes.
  • glade: The image is a leafy glade, a take on Shakespeare's Midsummer's Nights Dream.
  • suburbia: The perception of teaching life in leafy suburbia will often provide an attractive alternative.
  • lane: Located in a leafy lane, 2 miles north of Leeds city center, truly is the country house hotel in the city.
  • liverwort: Current status Wilson`s pouchwort is a leafy liverwort found in wooded ravines where there is both constant high humidity and reasonable light levels.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Purley remains a very leafy suburb in nature with the spacious Purley Downs golf course situated to the east.
  • densely: The crown is broad and densely leafy - casting a refreshing but rather somber shade.
  • somewhere: Almost everyone wants to live somewhere leafy once they get going.
  • rather: Gentleman that compared to Hull, Kingston-upon-Thames looks rather leafy.
  • then: The first was to appoint a principal and the second was to relocate to the then leafy and rural Isleworth.
  • pretty: A pretty leafy shrub is got ready to make a " plaything " for the seed.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Gentleman that compared to Hull, Kingston-upon-Thames looks rather leafy.
  • overlook: Dorset Square Hotel is a classic townhouse overlooking leafy Dorset square the former site of Lords Cricket Ground.
  • find: So, at the top of their shopping lists you find leafy Vincent Square, elegant Smith Square and grand Lord North Street.
  • get: Plum tree has lost its flowers and is now getting leafy.
  • have: The species are marine perennials, rooted in the substratum, having leafy stems either submerged or partially submerged.

Browse dictionary entries near leafy

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  10. leaf insect
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