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 is a fairly faithful rendition of the original, with bushy broccoli rabe as the bitter green of choice.
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Prune any leggy stems and cut each branch back by one or two segments to encourage a bushier shape.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Green shoots, which will grow into bushy plants, should start to emerge within 2 weeks.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Along the way, Martin had become a celebrity figure with a distinctive look, with his bushy white beard, fisherman’s cap, glasses and suspenders — like some 1920s steampunk Santa.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Prune any leggy stems and cut each branch back by one or two segments to encourage a bushier shape.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
Green shoots, which will grow into bushy plants, should start to emerge within 2 weeks.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Along the way, Martin had become a celebrity figure with a distinctive look, with his bushy white beard, fisherman’s cap, glasses and suspenders — like some 1920s steampunk Santa.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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