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Leafy vs Leady - What's the difference?

leafy | leady |

As adjectives the difference between leafy and leady

is that leafy is covered with leaves while leady is resembling lead (the metal).

leafy

English

Alternative forms

* leavy (consisting of leaves; obsolete in the sense "covered with leaves" )

Adjective

(er)
  • covered with leaves
    • leafy trees
  • containing much foliage
    • a leafy avenue
  • in the form of leaves (of some material)
  • resembling a leaf

    • Synonyms

    * : foliated, laminate, layered

    Derived terms

    * leafily * leafiness * leafy greens * leafy liverwort * leafy sea dragon * leafy spurge * leafy vegetable

    leady

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling lead (the metal).
    • (Webster 1913)