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
The shop grew into the nation’s largest manufacturer of chaps, the leather leggings that protect a rider from brushy terrain.
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Tight, brushy mountain streams reward shorter rods that can sneak casts under branches.
—Francesca Krempa, Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
When emergency crews responded, firefighters found the plane fully engulfed in flames in a brushy area.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Living mostly in brushy areas and woodlands in low elevation, the animals largely prey on deer and elk.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Tight, brushy mountain streams reward shorter rods that can sneak casts under branches.
—Francesca Krempa, Outside, 15 Jan. 2026
When emergency crews responded, firefighters found the plane fully engulfed in flames in a brushy area.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Living mostly in brushy areas and woodlands in low elevation, the animals largely prey on deer and elk.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for brushy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushy
Adjective
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Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Burtka sported a shaggy hairstyle and a black coat, adding a red tie.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The question of true or false became a sensation in 1967 with the famous film shot by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin in the Pacific Northwest, capturing a hairy figure ambling through a Northern California wood.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Key differences include hollow versus solid stems, branched versus single stems and hairy versus smooth leaves.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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First, the tuna will have a silkier, richer texture.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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Dimethicone gives the formula its silky texture while trimethylsiloxysilicate locks the color in place for long-lasting wear (without drying out the lips).—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
10 May 2026
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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushy. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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