sedgy

[ sej-ee ]

adjective

, sedg·i·er, sedg·i·est.

1. abounding, covered, or bordered with sedge.
2. of or like sedge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sedgy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; sedge, -y ¹

Example Sentences

There were sedgy plants in bloom, jack-in-the-pulpit, and what might have been a lily, with a more euphonious name.

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There is nothing, it appears, except long sedgy grass, and a little soil to prevent its sinking into the shades of eternal night.

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When he revived he found himself in long sedgy grass, well shielded from observation.

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Fauquier Cary, dismounting, walked up the sedgy slope and asked to speak to his nephew.

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We had the Likindazi, a sedgy stream, with hippopotami, on our right.

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