lea-finesses

adjective, leaf·i·er, leaf·i·est.

having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage: the leafy woods.

having broad leaves or consisting mainly of leaves: leafy vegetables.

leaflike; foliaceous.

Origin:
1545–55; leaf + -y¹

Related forms

leaf·i·ness, noun

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leafy (ˈliːfɪ)

—*adj* , leafier, leafiest
1.	covered with or having leaves
2.	resembling a leaf or leaves

'leafiness

—n

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