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leafier

leafier is the comparative form of leafy.

Meaning of leafy

Adjective

leafy (comparative leafier, superlative leafiest)

  1. Covered with leaves.
    • leafy trees
  2. Containing much foliage.
    • a leafy avenue
  3. In the form of leaves (of some material).
  4. Resembling a leaf.
    • Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025
  5. Wealthy, middle- or upper-class.
    • They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb.

Questions about leafier

What is leafier the comparative form of?
Leafier is the comparative form of leafy.

Words near leafier in the dictionary

  1. leaffuls
  2. leafhopper
  3. leafhopper assassin bug
  4. leafhoppers
  5. Leafield
  6. leafier
  7. leafiest
  8. leafily
  9. leafiness
  10. leafinesses
  11. leafing

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