bushy

adjective

ˈbu̇-shē 

bushier; bushiest

1

: full of or overgrown with bushes

2

: resembling a bush

especially : being thick and spreading

bushily

ˈbu̇-shə-lē 

adverb

bushiness

ˈbu̇-shē-nəs 

noun

Examples of bushy in a Sentence

an animal with a bushy tail

Recent Examples on the Web

He's sported a mohawk and he's even shaved his face keeping nothing but a bushy mustache. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025

The company, Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, used a variety of gene-editing techniques to create a number of tiny rodents with the massive, extinct species’ bushy hair. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025

George Clooney, 'Syriana' (2006) Even with some extra weight and bushy facial hair, Clooney can't hide his talent for imbuing watchable humanity into a role. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025

Here the timber had thinned out, giving way to brush and evergreens too bushy to see through. —Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bushy

• bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Rhymes for bushy

• cushy
• pushy

Kids Definition

bushy

adjective

ˈbu̇sh-ē 

bushier; bushiest

1

: overgrown with bushes

2

: resembling a bush : being thick and spreading

a bushy beard

bushiness noun