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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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.
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The actor debuted bushy sideburns, sometimes called mutton chops.
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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
The actor debuted bushy sideburns, sometimes called mutton chops.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Dating apps have evolved a lot over the years, with apps dedicated to any romantic niche—dog lovers, astrology heads, and big, bushy beards.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bushy
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 1 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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