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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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Ticks are mostly found in grassy, brushy or wooded areas with leaf litter, Sherpa said.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
The federal government never bestowed a brushy area of a particular city park with any memorial signage; Target never sponsored a seasonal line of clothing honoring a Penn Station bathroom.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 July 2025
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Adjective
Ticks that carry the disease are found in grassy, brushy or wooded areas.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Ticks are mostly found in grassy, brushy or wooded areas with leaf litter, Sherpa said.
—Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
The federal government never bestowed a brushy area of a particular city park with any memorial signage; Target never sponsored a seasonal line of clothing honoring a Penn Station bathroom.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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