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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Modern Warfare would become known for its bombastic, contemporary stories with Michael Bay-sized set pieces and bravado, with larger than life characters defined by thick accents, bushy mustaches, and cool masks.
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Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
The crash occurred in a residential area near the Anaheim Coves Trail, a paved walkway that is part of the bushy greenbelt and runs alongside a runoff from the Santa Ana River.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
His women’s collection film brought to vivid life the late French singers and fashion icons Juliette Gréco and Françoise Hardy via bushy bangs, heavy eyeliner, baby-doll dresses and shapely tuxedos.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Those same purifying ingredients are terrific for flushing out a bushy beard and mitigating any grime beneath the surface of your scruff.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
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Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
The crash occurred in a residential area near the Anaheim Coves Trail, a paved walkway that is part of the bushy greenbelt and runs alongside a runoff from the Santa Ana River.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
His women’s collection film brought to vivid life the late French singers and fashion icons Juliette Gréco and Françoise Hardy via bushy bangs, heavy eyeliner, baby-doll dresses and shapely tuxedos.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
Those same purifying ingredients are terrific for flushing out a bushy beard and mitigating any grime beneath the surface of your scruff.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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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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