noun
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a person who lives in the bush
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an unsophisticated uncouth person
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a member of a bush fire brigade
adjective
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covered or overgrown with bushes
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thick and shaggy
bushy eyebrows
Other Word Forms
- bushily adverb
- bushiness noun
Etymology
Origin of bushy
First recorded in 1350–1400, bushy is from the Middle English word busshi. See bush 1, -y 1
Example Sentences
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“You ‘need’ them?” she asked, her bushy eyebrows practically leaving her face in disbelief.
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She was talking with a big man whose bushy brown beard needed a good trimming.
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“Where is it?” he yips, waving his bushy tail.
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AI always seemed intent on giving her bushy eyebrows and slight bags under her eyes, to the surprise of select audiences at industry events who saw early snippets of Tilly.
The creature’s bushy gray tail flicked to and fro with satisfaction.
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