What does branchy mean?
Branchy means Having many branches..
Branchy
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Having many branches..
Definitions by Sense
- Having many branches.
- Tending to branch frequently.
Example Sentences
The shrub was too branchy. It needed to be pruned so it would have a few strong shoots instead of many weak ones.
1795, William Blake, The Book of Los, Chapter II, lines 92-4, in Blake: The Complete Poems, 3rd edition, Routledge, 2007, p. 288, […] there grew / Branchy forms, organizing the Human / Into finite inflexible organs,
No branchy thicket shelter yields; / But blessed forms in whistling storms / Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields.
[T]he trees blew stedfastly one way, never writhing round, and scarcely tossing back their boughs once in an hour; so continuous was the strain bending their branchy heads northward— […]
Towery city and branchy between towers; / Cuckoo-echoing, bell-swarmèd, lark-charmèd, rook-racked, river-rounded; / The dapple-eared lily below thee; that country and town did / Once encounter in, here coped and poisèd powers; […]
Synonyms for branchy
Antonyms for branchy
Related Words
Word Forms
- branchier
- more branchy
- branchiest
- most branchy
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for branchy?
Common synonyms include arboreal, branching, arboreous, branched.
What is the opposite of branchy?
Possible antonyms include branchless.
How do you use branchy in a sentence?
The shrub was too branchy. It needed to be pruned so it would have a few strong shoots instead of many weak ones.
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