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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Pots hold trailing purple sweet potato vine, bushy yellow 'Rock 'N Low' sedum, and a tall citronella-scented geranium that fit right in with the yellow wax bells and black-eyed Susans on the other side of the low stone wall.
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Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2025
Big, bushy, skinny, or sparse brows—through thick and thin, eyebrows serve as the defining feature that frames your face.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Pentas form bushy bedding plants opening white, pink, red or purple blooms depending on the variety.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
As for the new garden surrounding the little building, Ford has gathered a variety of bushy and stately plants, like the row of hornbeams that create a border between the new and old dwellings.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2025
Big, bushy, skinny, or sparse brows—through thick and thin, eyebrows serve as the defining feature that frames your face.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Pentas form bushy bedding plants opening white, pink, red or purple blooms depending on the variety.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
As for the new garden surrounding the little building, Ford has gathered a variety of bushy and stately plants, like the row of hornbeams that create a border between the new and old dwellings.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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