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reefy

reefy adjective: containing reefs.

Adjective

reefy (comparative reefier, superlative reefiest)

  1. containing reefs.
    • I sit up to see myself safe through the narrow passage between Flat Island and Round Island, and fall asleep at last to the monotonous chant of so many "fathoms and no bottom," for we take soundings every five minutes or so in this reefy region.1878, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.
    • The land here is high, hilly, and reefy near the sandy beach; seeing that nothing profitable could be effected here, we returned to the yacht, which was lying-by under small sail; towards the evening we were at about 1 mile's distance from three islets, of which the southernmost was the largest...1899, J. E. Heeres, The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

Forms of reefy

comparativereefier
superlativereefiest

Origin of reefy

From reef + -y.

Words that rhyme with reefy

Questions about reefy

What does reefy mean?
Reefy means containing reefs.
What part of speech is reefy?
Reefy is an adjective.

Words near reefy in the dictionary

  1. reefwalkers
  2. reefwalking
  3. reefward
  4. reefwards
  5. reefwide
  6. reefy
  7. reeing
  8. reeject
  9. reejected
  10. reejecting
  11. reejection

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