adjective
leafy
LEE-fee
adjective
1
Covered with or full of leaves.
"They walked down a leafy lane in early summer."
"The park is full of tall, leafy oaks."
2
Describing a wealthy, green, tree-lined suburban area.
"The family moved to a leafy suburb outside the city."
How to Use Leafy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFull of leaves, or (informally) describing a well-off, tree-lined neighbourhood.
Common pairings
leafy suburb
leafy street
leafy green vegetables
Word Forms
leafier comparative, leafiest superlative
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Etymology
From leaf plus the adjective-forming suffix -y.