"treey" meaning in English

See treey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɹi.i/ Forms: more treey [comparative], most treey [superlative]
Etymology: tree + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tree|y}} tree + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} treey (comparative more treey, superlative most treey)
  1. Having many trees.
    Sense id: en-treey-en-adj-Eg0DTSO7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 100 0
  2. Resembling a tree.
    Sense id: en-treey-en-adj-WgkC8xTz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: treeiness

Download JSON data for treey meaning in English (1.6kB)

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