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hedgy

/ˈhɛ.d͡ʒi/

hedgy adjective: pertaining to or like a hedge.

Adjective

hedgy (comparative hedgier or more hedgy, superlative hedgiest or most hedgy)

  1. Pertaining to or like a hedge.
    • A long hedgy path led through the woodland to the house.
    • The Isle of Wight is a pocket edition of England,- an epitome, a compact gem, of all England's beauties of rolling hills, quiet valleys, emerald meadows, hedgy lanes, broken cliffs, and shaggy ocean bays.1868, James Mason Hoppin, Old England: Its Scenery, Art and People
  2. Indecisive, hesitant, noncommittal, unwilling to take a side.
    • He remained hedgy until he knew exactly what was being asked of him.
    • Naturally they were curious, the businessmen and cadre and assorted visitors, who offered up cigarettes and tea before making their first hedgy attempts at conversation.2004, John Dalton, Heaven Lake: a novel, page 216

Forms of hedgy

comparativehedgier
comparativemore hedgy
superlativehedgiest
superlativemost hedgy

Origin of hedgy

From hedge + -y.

Words formed from hedgy

Words that rhyme with hedgy

Questions about hedgy

What does hedgy mean?
Hedgy means pertaining to or like a hedge.
What part of speech is hedgy?
Hedgy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hedgy?
Hedgy is pronounced /ˈhɛ.d͡ʒi/.

Words near hedgy in the dictionary

  1. hedgings
  2. Hedglin
  3. Hedglins
  4. Hedgpeth
  5. Hedgpeths
  6. hedgy
  7. hedgy-boar
  8. hedgy-boars
  9. Hedin
  10. Hedins
  11. Hedjaz

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