bushy-tailed

[ boosh-ee-teyld ]

adjective

1. bright-eyed ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushy-tailed¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Is bushy-tailed new GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan the right choice for Mitt Romney?

From The Daily Beast

To that end, you must be as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as possible.

From The Daily Beast

Was it some one who had watched the swift, sure-footed spring of a bushy-tailed squirrel from branch to branch?

From Project Gutenberg

This is commonly called the bushy-tailed rat but is designated Neotoma Cinera Orelestes by the zoologist.

From Project Gutenberg

He had some fine dogs, too, to run by his side, and help him hunt the bushy-tailed foxes.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a long gamut between the bushy-tailed, almost squirrel-like marmosets and the big-brained chimpanzee.

From Project Gutenberg

It looked to him like a sharp-nosed, bushy-tailed yellow dog—a very savage and active one.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• active
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