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sedgy

/ˈsɛ.dʒi/

sedgy adjective: of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.

Adjective

sedgy (comparative more sedgy, superlative most sedgy)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.
    • The corncrake nested in the unmown field
      Answers its mate, across the misty stream
      On fitful wing the startled curlews fly,
      And in his sedgy bed the lark, for joy that Day is nigh [...]a. 1881, Oscar Wilde, 'The Garden of Eros', in Poems

Forms of sedgy

comparativemore sedgy
superlativemost sedgy

Origin of sedgy

From sedge + -y.

Words formed from sedgy

Words that rhyme with sedgy

Questions about sedgy

What does sedgy mean?
Sedgy means of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.
What part of speech is sedgy?
Sedgy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sedgy?
Sedgy is pronounced /ˈsɛ.dʒi/.

Words near sedgy in the dictionary

  1. Sedgleys
  2. Sedgman
  3. Sedgwick
  4. Sedgwick County
  5. Sedgwickian
  6. sedgy
  7. sedigraphy
  8. sedile
  9. sediles
  10. sedilia
  11. sedilias

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