bushier; bushiest
1
: full of or overgrown with bushes
2
: resembling a bush
especially : being thick and spreading
bushily adverb
bushiness noun

Examples of bushy in a Sentence

an animal with a bushy tail
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Another goal: plants inclined to branch more and stay bushy. Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 Opt for determinate varieties, which grow 3 to 4 feet tall in a bushy form and produce fruit in four to five weeks. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025 Her father, with his familiar bushy mustache, was always there for suggestions, video breakdown and, of course, hugs. Pat Graham, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025 Chris Pratt's ex-soldier/smuggler, Keats, looking very much like a shaggy Cowardly Lion with his blonde mop of hair and bushy mustache, regains his honor by reluctantly joining the mission to accompany Michelle and Cosmo with his sidekick utility 'bot. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bushy

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bushy was in the 14th century

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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

bushy

adjective
bushier; bushiest
1
: overgrown with bushes
2
: resembling a bush : being thick and spreading
a bushy beard
bushiness noun

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