bushy-tailed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bushy-tailed
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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There is a bushy-tailed earnestness in the way Patel trumpets this information, a spiral-eyed mania of a man who, at last, is on the receiving end of positive interaction with a woman and wants to rub it in our faces.
From Slate
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.
From Literature
The bushy-tailed burglars were M.I.A. for four glorious, minty-fresh days.
From Los Angeles Times
Now the tiny, bushy-tailed terrorists and the havoc they bring to my backyard consume my every waking moment.
From Los Angeles Times
I do think a lot of times female protagonists have been very young and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and very plucky.
From Salon
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