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leafy

[lee-fee] / ˈli fi /
ADJECTIVE
abundant in foliage
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The center of Pest—home to the swanky 5th district, the leafy 6th and the buzzing 7th—has become ever more touristy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Voda also offers one of the banya’s most distinctive traditional treatments: venik, in which bundles of leafy branches gently stimulate the body in the sauna.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The eating pattern emphasizes green leafy vegetables; other vegetables; berries; nuts; whole grains; fish; beans; olive oil; and poultry, along with moderate wine consumption.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile in the shires, the sheer demand for data centres sees pressure to expand provision from Slough, into the leafy countryside.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The deep, warm, brazen voice of the Joseph Bell tolled across the tranquil meadows, its echoes fading in the leafy depths of Mossflower Wood.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

When the prestigious Queen Elizabeth’s School accepted him at the age of 11, the family moved into a safer, leafier neighborhood a few miles north.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Look for the longest, freshest sprigs of herbs you can find — rosemary is an obvious contender, but smaller, leafier herbs like sage, thyme, and oregano will do too.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2021

Linda Deegan, who had studied coastal ecology at the Marine Biological laboratory in Woodshole, Massachusetts found that overbalance of nitrogen makes marsh plants grow taller and leafier, but with fewer, weaker roots.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2021

Stand the leaves up against the side of the bowl so the sturdier white parts are soaking directly in the brine and the leafier green parts are out of the brine.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2020

The ground we’re running on is getting a bit steeper side to side, taking us thru leafier, lighter trees and first closer to the river and then away from it again as we run.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

In recent months, a string of similar incidents in some of Sydney's leafiest and wealthiest suburbs has baffled a nation rather attached to its bushland.

From BBC ● May 11, 2024

Maps indicate the leafiest blocks in the city, based on the latest tree census, as well as parks and playgrounds with sprinklers and water fountains.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2020

It doesn’t seem too long ago that an annual salary of $77,832 would be more than enough to keep a family of four happy and safe in the loveliest house in the leafiest suburb.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2018

Despite his being so associated with concrete, glass and gold, Jamaica Estates is one of the leafiest suburbs of New York, counting nearly 6,000 trees.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 10, 2016

The song ripples like a brook, floating down from the leafiest tree-tops.

From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 4 October, 1897 by Various


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