bushy

[boosh-ee]

adjective

bushier, bushiest 

1. resembling a bush; thick and shaggy.

   bushy whiskers.

2. full of or overgrown with bushes. bush.

bushy

¹

/ ˈbʊʃɪ /

noun

1. a person who lives in the bush

2. an unsophisticated uncouth person

3. a member of a bush fire brigade

bushy

²

/ ˈbʊʃɪ /

adjective

1. covered or overgrown with bushes

2. thick and shaggy

   bushy eyebrows

Other Word Forms

• bushily adverb
• bushiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushy¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, bushy is from the Middle English word busshi. See bush ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Murayama, who was also well-known for his distinctive bushy eyebrows, was elected as the prime minister in a coalition government that also included the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan's dominant postwar political force.

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"I'm actually amazed because they are big, happy, bushy plants," she says, warning me not to fall over when we step into the calf-deep water.

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He looks to his bandmates for reassurance, his soulful eyes framed by his still fabulously bushy eyebrows.

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Nope, “Train Dreams” is here and there’s something about its poise and intimacy that makes it feel, finally, like Netflix has a big awards winner, provided viewers can get beyond Joel Edgerton’s bushy beard.

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But Mitchell, whose bushy beard and joking personality complement a perpetually smiling visage, turned serious when explaining the end of his career.

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Related Words

• fluffy 
• fuzzy 
• hairy 
• luxuriant 
• unruly 
• wiry