rushy

[ ruhsh-ee ]

/ ˈrʌʃ i /

adjective, rush·i·er, rush·i·est.

abounding with rushes or their stems.

covered or strewn with rushes.

consisting or made of rushes.

rushlike.

Nearby words

Origin of rushy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rush², -y¹

Related formsrush·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for rushy

The blue eyes met mine—there rose the rushy pool, there dozed the broken boat.
1492|Mary Johnston
Its bright hair is bathed in showers; and it looks faint and dim, through its mist on the rushy plain.
Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose|John Aikin
There came the same sort of rushy sound; then the cuckoo stopped, and Griselda opened her eyes.
The Cuckoo Clock|Mrs. Molesworth
"The bog-bane to the rushy curragh, say I, Nancy," said Pete.
The Manxman|Hall Caine

The bog-track at length became merged in a rushy field, and then indeed did the pent waters of the hunt break forth.
Mount Music|E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross

British Dictionary definitions for rushy

rushy

/ (ˈrʌʃɪ) /

adjective rushier or rushiest

abounding in, covered with, or made of rushes

Derived Formsrushiness, noun

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