Meaning

Covered with leaves..

Definitions by Sense

1. Covered with leaves.
2. Containing much foliage.
3. In the form of leaves (of some material).
4. Resembling a leaf.
5. (of a place) Wealthy, middle- or upper-class.

Example Sentences

leafy trees

leafy vegetables

a leafy avenue

The Earth is facing a climate crisis, but it’s also getting greener and leafier. According to new research, the rise is largely courtesy of China and India.

Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.

They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb.

Those are not necessarily the leafiest areas. From the tenants of Durham, £1,671,546 was used to subsidise people elsewhere. I am not familiar with Durham, it may be a very leafy place in the north-east, but I suspect that there is a need for those funds.

Income tax payments cost the average British taxpayer £4,985 a year, but those who reside in the leafiest areas of the country pay three times this amount.

Word Forms

• leafier
• leafiest
• leavy

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When Should You Use Leafy?

Use leafy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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