# leafed

Pronunciation: US say "LEEFT" /lift/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of leaf. — simple past and past participle of leaf
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of leaf. Use this form for the action when it already happened.
   - _The historian leafed through the brittle manuscripts in search of a date._
   - _By April the orchard had fully leafed, hiding the old fences in green._

## Adjective

2. Having leaves of a stated kind, shape, or number, as in narrow-leafed or densely leafed.
   - Simple: Having leaves of a certain kind, shape, or number.
   - _The densely leafed canopy filtered the afternoon light into soft patches._
   - _Botanists distinguish the narrow-leafed species from its broader-leafed cousin._

## Origin

Formed from "leaf" plus the suffix "-ed," meaning "having."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/leafed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).