brushier; brushiest
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Adjective (2)
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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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Drive had attacked something in that brushy ravine — or something had attacked him.
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.
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But her dress is an open tangle of white, as opaque as the brushy harbor, and between her black hat and violet choker is a face dissolving into vapor.
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Adjective
Edison may not have shut off power in the area even as ultra-dry Santa Ana winds in the browned and brushy terrain far exceeded hurricane force.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Drive had attacked something in that brushy ravine — or something had attacked him.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
But her dress is an open tangle of white, as opaque as the brushy harbor, and between her black hat and violet choker is a face dissolving into vapor.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brushy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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