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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This happened at Crossing Point #4, which is a really tight spot—very bushy on one side of the river.
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Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Doing this will create a more bushy and robust plant, says Scholz.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
The sunlight helps keep the lower branches alive and bushy, hiding the Kirtland's warbler nest beneath them.
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Pinch off the top set of true leaves after six sets appear to encourage bushy growth, and transplant to larger pots or in the ground.
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Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Doing this will create a more bushy and robust plant, says Scholz.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
The sunlight helps keep the lower branches alive and bushy, hiding the Kirtland's warbler nest beneath them.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 July 2025
Pinch off the top set of true leaves after six sets appear to encourage bushy growth, and transplant to larger pots or in the ground.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bushy
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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