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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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
Kansas freshman Kohl Rosario walked into Allen Fieldhouse without his signature bushy mustache.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
And this kid was bushy-eyed, friendly, cheerful, helpful, and just the nicest young guy.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
The series offers Whitford his latest opportunity to express general bemusement with the American political process, this time sporting a bushy white beard, and Whigham his latest opportunity to be an uncouth bull in an otherwise genteel china shop.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 17 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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