adjective
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Etymology
Origin of rushy
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rush 2, -y 1
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"It's almost a religion for me," he says, citing "the rushy, on-edge feeling anything can happen at any moment."
From Time Magazine Archive
Flame-like the twain meet on the rushy floor— And vanish.
From Etain the Beloved and Other Poems by Cousins, James Henry
I found Pan crouched by the river's edge, His hoofed feet hid by the rushy sedge, And I listened his plaint.
From The Dales of Arcady by Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una
The dogs seemed much to enjoy prowling about and examining every rushy place, and at last met with some object among the rushes which caused them to set up a most vehement and determined barking.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
The sea was within a stone's throw on the right beyond a green, marshy, rushy meadow.
From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von
The Little Loch was the rushiest and reediest little rascal that ever rustled, and he was on the very edge of the Moor.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
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