bushiness

[ boo sh-ee-nis ]

/ ˈbʊʃ i nɪs /

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noun

a bushy state or form.

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RELATED WORDS

coarseness, break, nick, scratch, crack, unevenness, shagginess, hairiness, bristling, brokenness

Nearby words

bushfire, bushfly, bushhammer, bushido, bushie, bushiness, bushing, bushire, bushism, bushland, bushline

Origin of bushiness

First recorded in 1720–30; bushy + -ness

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Examples from the Web for bushiness

The tail varies from complete absence (in the Loris) to a great length and bushiness in the Aye-aye.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard