beechy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US)
Etymology
From beech + -y.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or containing beech trees.
The peculiar idyllic character of the German hills is principally found in such places as the beechy glens about Eisenach and the Inselberg in Thüringen, in the vale of the Bode, in the Hartz, in the lovely valley of Lorsbach, luxuriant with beech and birch, with hills folding in one another like fingers, and the chestnut glades about Cronberg in the Taunus.
1862 September 13, George Carless Swayne, “Castles of the Taunus”, in Once a Week, number 168:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more beechy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most beechy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |