brushy

[bruhsh-ee]

adjective, brush·i·er, brush·i·est.

resembling a brush, especially in roughness or shagginess.

Origin of brushy

First recorded in 1680–90; brush¹ + -y¹

brushy

[bruhsh-ee]

adjective, brush·i·er, brush·i·est.

covered or overgrown with brush or brushwood.

Origin of brushy

First recorded in 1650–60; brush² + -y¹

Related formsbrush·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for brushy

Contemporary Examples of brushy

He had a pleasantly jowly face, punctuated by a brushy mustache under his fleshy nose, his pants always fastened to suspenders.
Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine
Alice Feiring
December 8, 2013
A bullet-riddled corpse had been found on one of the brushy streets where houses once stood in the Lower 9th.
Obama Love/Hate in the Gulf
Jed Horne
August 29, 2010

Historical Examples of brushy

You could not cast for them; the brook was too small and brushy for that.
Dwellers in Arcady
Albert Bigelow Paine
Most of the specimens examined were trapped in brushy areas.
The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico
Ticul Alvarez
Robert has gone with a Mr. Spenser to see his place on the Brushy.
All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
They were penned as well as protected there in that rocky, brushy neck.
The Heritage of the Sioux
B.M. Bower
Then the big flock of turkeys eluded us in an impenetrable, brushy ravine.
Tales of lonely trails
Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for brushy

brushy

adjective brushier or brushiest

like a brush; thick and furry

brushy

adjective brushier or brushiest

covered or overgrown with brush

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