bosky

[ bos-kee ]

adjective

, bosk·i·er, bosk·i·est.

1. covered with bushes, shrubs, and small trees; woody.
2. shady.

bosky

/ ˈbɒskɪ /

adjective

1. literary.
   containing or consisting of bushes or thickets

   a bosky wood

Other Words From

• boski·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bosky¹

First recorded in 1585–95; bosk + -y ¹

Example Sentences

From the coastal Pine Barrens of New Jersey, Lin brought to Manhattan 49 full-grown Atlantic white cedars, each around 40 feet tall, and planted them together at the center of a bosky Madison Square Park.

From New York Times

In the picture’s lower half, breasts, hair and nipple fold and swell in a bosky zone of shadow-casting shapes.

From Washington Post

Christian Cooper had been birdwatching early Monday morning in the Ramble, a bosky, secluded area in Central Park which draws hundreds of species of birds, when he encountered Amy Cooper and her dog.

From Salon

And down by the Sandy Branch River, a boardwalk zigzagged up through a wrinkle in the bosky slope.

From Washington Post

Güell had ambitious plans for his hillside property: it was to be designed by Antoni Gaudí, the celebrated architect, with sixty houses set on the bosky grounds.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• fresh
• grassy
• leafy
• lush
• raw
• tender
• verdant