brushy

¹

[ bruhsh-ee ]

adjective

, brush·i·er, brush·i·est.

1. resembling a brush, especially in roughness or shagginess.

brushy

²

[ bruhsh-ee ]

adjective

, brush·i·er, brush·i·est.

1. covered or overgrown with brush or brushwood.

brushy

¹

/ ˈbrʌʃɪ /

adjective

1. covered or overgrown with brush

brushy

²

adjective

1. like a brush; thick and furry

Other Words From

• brushi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brushy¹

First recorded in 1680–90; brush ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of brushy²

First recorded in 1650–60; brush ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It ignited in a brushy landscape in an area with plenty of homes scattered through the vegetation.

From Outside Online

Pheasants, which are about the size and shape of a chicken, eat insects and seeds and live in mixed habitats like brushy meadows, hedgerows, marshes, and areas where woods and fields meet.

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He had a pleasantly jowly face, punctuated by a brushy mustache under his fleshy nose, his pants always fastened to suspenders.

From The Daily Beast

A bullet-riddled corpse had been found on one of the brushy streets where houses once stood in the Lower 9th.

From The Daily Beast

And if yer on a hoss, ye can foller a trail down to brushy fork and out on yon side.

From Project Gutenberg

He was very quiet in the hazards of Brushy Fork, but on arriving at the level stretch beyond he stopped Landy.

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It denotes in the Delaware language, according to Heckewelder, brushy, or difficult to pass.

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Generally, those species having small pinnae inhabit open desert country while those with large pinnae inhabit brushy country.

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The rest of the path consists of an arid sand plain, which is sometimes brushy, but generally presents dry, easy travelling.

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