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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Regular pruning or harvesting every week encourages bushy growth and keeps the plant from becoming leggy.
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With his long, bushy beard, hair down to his shoulders, and a voice that can rumble walls, there’s really no mistaking Jamey Johnson.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
The bushy, upright shrubs grow between 3 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, which can make a stunning display when they are planted side by side, as white blooms can add elegance and formality and impart calm and tranquility.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Regular pruning or harvesting every week encourages bushy growth and keeps the plant from becoming leggy.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
With his long, bushy beard, hair down to his shoulders, and a voice that can rumble walls, there’s really no mistaking Jamey Johnson.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
The bushy, upright shrubs grow between 3 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide, which can make a stunning display when they are planted side by side, as white blooms can add elegance and formality and impart calm and tranquility.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 10 Nov. 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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