as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair
the vogue for brushy cheeks on men reached a whimsical apex in the 19th century when muttonchop whiskers came in fashion
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Recent Examples of brushy
These include things like oats, coconut glycerin, and peanut butter in the lumps of coal biscuits, oats, peanut butter and bacon in the bac’n nutty biscuits, and chickpeas, tapioca flour and apples in the brushy sticks.
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Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The creek sparkled between brushy banks filled with birds and aquatic insects.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
To reduce the risk of disease, people should be aware of areas where ticks are located and use preventative measures when in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Generally, ticks dwell in grassy, brushy or wooded areas.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
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Christine Persaud, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The creek sparkled between brushy banks filled with birds and aquatic insects.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
To reduce the risk of disease, people should be aware of areas where ticks are located and use preventative measures when in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, according to the press release.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Generally, ticks dwell in grassy, brushy or wooded areas.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushy
Adjective
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Van Sant was impressed by Elwes’s preparation and physical transformation, with his shaggy hair and bushy beard.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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To go with her new gal on the go lifestyle, she's chopped off her iconic perm in favor of a whimsical, shaggy pixie cut.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Things became so hairy that Ghost City Tours, which hosted events featuring Annabelle, released a statement confirming that Annabelle had nothing to do with the fire.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
27 Dec. 2025
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In October, for his first collection as the designer of Jean Paul Gaultier, Duran Lantink put models in hairy trompe-l’œil-style catsuits, while Kim Kardashian — who last year first teased us with a Skims faux fur bikini — fully committed with a range of merkins in various shades and hair types.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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Gwyneth Paltrow whipped up her famous boyfriend-breakfast in a silky navy set, Kate Hudson sat for hair and makeup in a knitted turtleneck combo, and Demi Moore hung out with family in a gingham two-piece.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Concealer Of course, my breakouts don’t magically disappear, but the silky-smooth formula evens my skin tone and gives a blurring, Facetune-like effect IRL.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushy. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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