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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Herbs like basil should be harvested from the top to promote healthier, bushier plant growth.
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These unique squirrels have a speckled brownish gray coat with shorter tails that are not as bushy as the more common fox squirrels.
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Wayne never sported a big, bushy red beard.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Ned shows up all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, determined to turn things around and restore proper journalism for the good citizens of Toledo.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
These unique squirrels have a speckled brownish gray coat with shorter tails that are not as bushy as the more common fox squirrels.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Wayne never sported a big, bushy red beard.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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