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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Here the timber had thinned out, giving way to brush and evergreens too bushy to see through.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
George Clooney, 'Syriana' (2006) Even with some extra weight and bushy facial hair, Clooney can't hide his talent for imbuing watchable humanity into a role.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Here the timber had thinned out, giving way to brush and evergreens too bushy to see through.
—Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Low-growing shrubs, tall lobelias, and bushy grasses lined our path, and Abdallah pointed to large, hooved footprints in the dirt, which belonged to Cape Buffalo.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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