shrubby

[shruhb-ee]

adjective

shrubbier, shrubbiest 

1. consisting of or abounding in shrubs. shrub.

2. resembling a shrub; shrublike.

shrubby

/ ˈʃrʌbɪ /

adjective

1. consisting of, planted with, or abounding in shrubs

2. resembling a shrub

Other Word Forms

• shrubbiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shrubby¹

First recorded in 1530–40; shrub ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

There, on a vast shrubby expanse thought untamable yet beloved by the Danish monarch, Kahlen hopes to work the land and establish a settlement for king, country and himself.

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Still, with its beautiful glossy green leaves, fragrant white flowers and shrubby habit, Coffea arabica makes a handsome and fun houseplant.

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What were once lush woodlands had become a dry, shrubby landscape called a chaparral, and large fires were common.

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Others counter that so few national forests have been logged in recent decades that species such as ruffed grouse and bobcat, which need open space and young, shrubby forest, are losing habitat.

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Where the visually receding bars end, a crisp white rectangle becomes uncanny architecture, transforming all those contiguous curves into a suggestion of shrubby landscape.

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