bushy

[ boosh-ee ]
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adjective,bush·i·er, bush·i·est.
  1. resembling a bush; thick and shaggy: bushy whiskers.

  2. full of or overgrown with bushes.

Origin of bushy

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, bushy is from the Middle English word busshi.See bush1, -y1

Other words from bushy

  • bush·i·ly, adverb

Words Nearby bushy

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How to use bushy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for bushy (1 of 2)

bushy1

/ (ˈbʊʃɪ) /


adjectivebushier or bushiest
  1. covered or overgrown with bushes

  2. thick and shaggy: bushy eyebrows

Derived forms of bushy

  • bushily, adverb
  • bushiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for bushy (2 of 2)

bushy2

bushie

/ (ˈbʊʃɪ) /


nounplural bushies Australian informal
  1. a person who lives in the bush

  2. an unsophisticated uncouth person

  1. a member of a bush fire brigade

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