bushy-tailed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bushy-tailed
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Obviously with Marge, you can tell she’s somebody who is kind of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and finds herself in this place and hasn’t had a lot of experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024
But just moments before he faded away, a bushy-tailed Swift Fox no bigger than a house cat swiped him up and gobbled him.
From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2023
While the Tetris player competes only with herself, Henk — played by Egerton with bushy-tailed zeal — must battle multiple, more powerful adversaries.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Sure, you can get carrots all year, but young, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed carrots are a warm-weather specialty.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2022
At the mere glimpse of one of the nibbling, button-eyed, bushy-tailed creatures, the children would freeze to attention, stare, hunker down, and approach silently in low, even crouches until within striking distance.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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