Meaning & use
Branchy
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Having many branches; spreading out into numerous smaller parts or offshoots.
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The old oak tree was gnarled and branchy, its limbs stretching in every direction.
The company's branchy management structure made decisions slow.
A note on using this word
While most commonly describing trees, "branchy" can also be used figuratively for anything — like an organization chart or a river system — that spreads into many divisions.
Words with a similar meaning
twiggyramose
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Words with an opposite meaning
baretrunk-like
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