Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to ferns.

    abounding in or covered with ferns

  2. Resembling or characteristic of a fern, in appearance, smell, etc.

  3. Covered in or filled with ferns; flanked or surrounded by ferns.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English ferny, from Old English fearniġ, equivalent to fern + -y.

From Middle English ferny, from Old English fearniġ, equivalent to fern + -y.

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Forms

fernier, ferniest
Comparativefernier Lesson
Superlativeferniest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • abounding in or covered with ferns:ferned
  • resembling ferns especially in leaf shape:fernlike

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfern
Derivedfernily

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ferny — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto