brushy

[ bruhsh-ee ]

/ ˈbrʌʃ i /

adjective, brush·i·er, brush·i·est.

resembling a brush, especially in roughness or shagginess.

Nearby words

brushmark, brushpopper, brushup, brushwood, brushwork, brushy, brusque, brusquerie, brussels, brussels carpet, brussels griffon

Origin of brushy

First recorded in 1680–90; brush¹ + -y¹

Definition for brushy (2 of 2)

brushy

[ bruhsh-ee ]

/ ˈbrʌʃ i /

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 forms

brush·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for brushy

He had a pleasantly jowly face, punctuated by a brushy mustache under his fleshy nose, his pants always fastened to suspenders.
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A bullet-riddled corpse had been found on one of the brushy streets where houses once stood in the Lower 9th.
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With a lateral bound he cleared the brushy hedge and was lost to view.
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope
Over most of its six miles it is so brushy as to be almost impassable and it is now little used.
Guide to Yosemite|Ansel Hall

I was out shooting, after a fall of snow, and had crossed the open fields to the edge of the brushy hollow back of the old mill.
Wild Animals I Have Known|Ernest Thompson Seton
We came out from the thickets on a high, brushy field, sheeted in fine rain that dimmed even the near wood edges.
The Jonathan Papers|Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris
They were taken in brushy habitats between the elevations of 4500 and 7400 feet.
Mammals of the San Gabriel Mountains of California|Terry A. Vaughan

British Dictionary definitions for brushy (1 of 2)

brushy

adjective brushier or brushiest

like a brush; thick and furry

British Dictionary definitions for brushy (2 of 2)

brushy

/ (ˈbrʌʃɪ) /

adjective brushier or brushiest

covered or overgrown with brush

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