rushy

American  

[ruhsh-ee] / ˈrʌʃ i /

adjective

rushier, rushiest

1. abounding with rushes rush or their stems.

2. covered or strewn with rushes. rush.

3. consisting or made of rushes. rush.

4. rushlike.

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ˈrushy British  

/ ˈrʌʃɪ /

adjective

1. abounding in, covered with, or made of rushes

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Other Word Forms

• rushiness noun

Etymology

Origin of rushy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; rush ², -y ¹

Example Sentences

"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

Besides partridge and rabbits, an odd pair of mallards will often rise from some rushy hollow, and from the drier reeds a quail or two spring with their smart game-like dash.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

There it was, nevertheless, and all round its borders bushes grew, and a rank, rushy kind of vegetation with tall flowers, crimson, blue, and bright yellow.

From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon

Haste, or e'er the third hour glowing With its eager thirst prevail O'er the moist pearls, now bestrowing Thymy slope and rushy vale.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

As they emerged from the lane upon a rushy mead, and left the boundary of the park, a low whistle was heard, which they answered.

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry