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Definition of Branchy
1. Adjective. Having many branches. "A branchy tree trunk"
Derivative terms: Branch, Branch
Antonyms: Branchless
Definition of Branchy
1. a. Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches; consisting of branches.
Definition of Branchy
1. Adjective. Having many branches, tending to branch frequently. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Branchy
1. having many branches [adj BRANCHIER, BRANCHIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Branchy
Literary usage of Branchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"... this perfect wonder fram'd ; His shining steel first lopp'd, with dexterous
toil, From a tall spreading elm the branchy spoil ; The clouded wood, ..."
2. A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with Regard to Sound and ...by Thomas Sheridan by Thomas Sheridan (1790)
"branchy, con fi Ihn g of branches. To RAMP, ramp', vn To leap with violence; to
climb as a plant. ..."
3. The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine by Charles Whitlock Moore (1862)
"Man looked in scorn, but Heaven beheld, and blest Its branchy glories, spreading
o'er ... branchy ..."
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