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
Recent Examples on the Web
Garnish with two mint crowns (the top of the plant) twisted together to form a bushy mint explosion on top.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
What are goji berries? Goji berries, or Lycium barbarum, are the fruit of a bushy shrub from the Solanaceae (nightshade) family which includes peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 5 July 2024
Sergey, who is approaching 70, is a bearish man with long grizzled hair and a bushy beard.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Common tree squirrels with their big bushy tails and striped ground squirrels (also known as chipmunks) can uproot a thriving container garden in short order.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
What are goji berries? Goji berries, or Lycium barbarum, are the fruit of a bushy shrub from the Solanaceae (nightshade) family which includes peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 5 July 2024
Sergey, who is approaching 70, is a bearish man with long grizzled hair and a bushy beard.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Common tree squirrels with their big bushy tails and striped ground squirrels (also known as chipmunks) can uproot a thriving container garden in short order.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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