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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As Austin Reaves slipped his white headband over his forehead, veiling his bushy brown hair on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, the Lakers guard was a step closer to a return that was nearly a month in the making.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Compact, bushy shishito peppers mature at 12 to 18 inches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Proper Pruning, Suckering, and Spacing Boost Plant Yields While tomato plants grow tall and can be bushy, Masabni says novice growers often space them too far apart.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
His open V-neck shirt has huge lapels, his hair hangs down to his shoulders and a bushy mustache creases his smiling face, leaving Vachon looking more like the bassist for Spinal Tap than an NHL goaltender.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Compact, bushy shishito peppers mature at 12 to 18 inches.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Proper Pruning, Suckering, and Spacing Boost Plant Yields While tomato plants grow tall and can be bushy, Masabni says novice growers often space them too far apart.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
His open V-neck shirt has huge lapels, his hair hangs down to his shoulders and a bushy mustache creases his smiling face, leaving Vachon looking more like the bassist for Spinal Tap than an NHL goaltender.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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