"gleby" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡliːbi/ Forms: more gleby [comparative], most gleby [superlative]
Etymology: From glebe + -y. Compare Latin glaebosus (“cloddy”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|glebe|y}} glebe + -y, {{lena}}, {{cog|la|glaebosus||cloddy}} Latin glaebosus (“cloddy”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} gleby (comparative more gleby, superlative most gleby)
  1. (obsolete) turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: glebous
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