bushy

[ boosh-ee ]

adjective

, bush·i·er, bush·i·est.

1. resembling a bush; thick and shaggy:

   bushy whiskers.

2. full of or overgrown with bushes. bush.

bushy

¹

/ ˈbʊʃɪ /

noun

1. a person who lives in the bush
2. an unsophisticated uncouth person
3. a member of a bush fire brigade

bushy

²

/ ˈbʊʃɪ /

adjective

1. covered or overgrown with bushes
2. thick and shaggy

   bushy eyebrows

Derived Forms

• ˈbushiness, noun
• ˈbushily, adverb

Other Words From

• bushi·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushy¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, bushy is from the Middle English word busshi. See bush ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

To know that after heavy January rains, inevitably there will be a deep, V-shaped rut along the center of the trailhead, like a voracious alien mouth; or that in late May the mustard weed will be so wildly overgrown and bushy that it will completely swallow up the trailhead sign, post and all; or that for a brief window in late October-early November, two pink silk floss trees will bloom the color of bubble gum just below the Vista Del Valle lookout point.

From Los Angeles Times

Anyone who remembers Alexi Lalas from his playing days remembers the unruly shoulder-length red hair, thin headband and bushy goatee.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is especially important in Richmond Park and Bushy Park which are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest and where wild deer roam freely."

From BBC

Organiser Paul Sinton-Hewitt enticed the pioneering 13 runners to turn up to what was then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial on 2 October 2004 after injury prevented him from taking part himself.

From BBC

Prof Michael Worobey, of the University of Arizona, said: "Rather than being one small branch on this big bushy evolutionary tree, the market sequences are across all the branches of the tree, in a way that is consistent with the genetic diversity actually beginning at the market."

From BBC

Related Words

• fluffy
• fuzzy
• hairy
• luxuriant
• unruly
• wiry