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

Cannabis indica plants are typically short and bushy with wide leaves. —Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2024

Humpback whales have a bushy balloon-like blow that rises 6 to 10 feet high. —Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024

This perennial shrub or small, bushy tree has showy panicles of deep red flowers 6 to 10 inches long on fine-toothed, glossy, dark green palmate leaves. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024

If Allure threw a party at Studio 54 in 1979, the room would be filled with '70s makeup trends like glittery eyeshadows, bushy natural brows, and graphic white eyeliner. —Loren Savini, Allure, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bushy

• bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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