Meanings
adjectivesedgy (comparative more sedgy, superlative most sedgy)
comparative more sedgy · superlative most sedgy
- Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.
The corncrake nested in the unmown field Answers its mate, across the misty stream On fitful wing the startled curlews fly, And in his sedgy bed the lark, for joy that Day is nigh [...]
a. 1881, Oscar Wilde, 'The Garden of Eros', in Poems
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecovered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Germanic*sagjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*sagi
- Old Englishseċġ
- Middle Englishsegge
- Englishsedge
- Englishsedgy
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APA
sedgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedgy
MLA
“sedgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedgy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sedgy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedgy.
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