"hedgy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: hedgier [comparative], more hedgy [comparative], hedgiest [superlative], most hedgy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛdʒi Etymology: hedge + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hedge|y}} hedge + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} hedgy (comparative hedgier or more hedgy, superlative hedgiest or most hedgy)
  1. Pertaining to or like a hedge.
    Sense id: en-hedgy-en-adj-a5Fkk5nr
  2. Indecisive, hesitant, noncommittal, unwilling to take a side.
    Sense id: en-hedgy-en-adj-Th0ndzCN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hedgy-boar

Inflected forms

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