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

The spry 76-year-old with bushy gray hair growing horizontally off his head like a subdued Doc Brown is the white hat — the boss — on his crew.

From Los Angeles Times

The 78-year-old is tall and fit and sports a bushy mustache and helmet of white hair that makes him look like a nicer Mike Ditka.

From Los Angeles Times

In a black jacket, shirt and tie, sporting a bushy haircut and a full, wiry beard, he looked like an MMA fighter ready to attend a Johnny Cash convention.

From Los Angeles Times

Those visiting Mr. Kemp in the field would find an archaeologist out of central casting: tall and sturdy, with a big bushy beard and a perpetual deep tan.

From New York Times

It is a bushy plant with highly branched stems.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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