brushier; brushiest
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Adjective (2)
the vogue for brushy cheeks on men reached a whimsical apex in the 19th century when muttonchop whiskers came in fashion
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
These include things like oats, coconut glycerin, and peanut butter in the lumps of coal biscuits, oats, peanut butter and bacon in the bac’n nutty biscuits, and chickpeas, tapioca flour and apples in the brushy sticks.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The creek sparkled between brushy banks filled with birds and aquatic insects.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
To reduce the risk of disease, people should be aware of areas where ticks are located and use preventative measures when in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
From the Mescal Trailhead, the trail rambles through brushy high-desert scrub.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
These include things like oats, coconut glycerin, and peanut butter in the lumps of coal biscuits, oats, peanut butter and bacon in the bac’n nutty biscuits, and chickpeas, tapioca flour and apples in the brushy sticks.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The creek sparkled between brushy banks filled with birds and aquatic insects.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
To reduce the risk of disease, people should be aware of areas where ticks are located and use preventative measures when in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brushy
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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brushy. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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