bushier; bushiest
1
: full of or overgrown with bushes
2
: resembling a bush
especially
: being thick and spreading
Examples of bushy in a Sentence
an animal with a bushy tail
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Pots hold trailing purple sweet potato vine, bushy yellow 'Rock 'N Low' sedum, and a tall citronella-scented geranium that fit right in with the yellow wax bells and black-eyed Susans on the other side of the low stone wall.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
On Friday, June 6, the actor, 45, shared a video on Instagram debuting a long bushy beard, mustache, and long curly hair.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 June 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Brian Johnson is best known as the Liver King, a social media star known for his bushy beard, his penchant for going everywhere shirtless, and the steroid scandal that caused so many of his fans to lose faith in him.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Pots hold trailing purple sweet potato vine, bushy yellow 'Rock 'N Low' sedum, and a tall citronella-scented geranium that fit right in with the yellow wax bells and black-eyed Susans on the other side of the low stone wall.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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