bushy-tailed

[boosh-ee-teyld]

adjective

1. bright-eyed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushy-tailed¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Bertha liked to race with him around the POE, and the shining-eyed, bushy-tailed squirrel learned many new tricks to earn himself tasty bits of SPOTs, all of which he frantically buried, for the summer was drawing to a close.

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Now the tiny, bushy-tailed terrorists and the havoc they bring to my backyard consume my every waking moment.

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The bushy-tailed burglars were M.I.A. for four glorious, minty-fresh days.

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I do think a lot of times female protagonists have been very young and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and very plucky.

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I do think a lot of times female protagonists have been very young and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and very plucky.

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