brushier; brushiest
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Adjective (2)
the vogue for brushy cheeks on men reached a whimsical apex in the 19th century when muttonchop whiskers came in fashion
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Our little group followed a guide along a winding trail through brushy forest.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass, when possible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The green shoots that rise from the soil under Perry Cabot’s cultivation look a little different from the standard, brushy bunches of alfalfa and other cattle forage crops growing on the flats here north of the Colorado River.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Nearly a dozen fires have, together, consumed more than 26,000 acres of varied terrain in the region over the last week, in remote island chaparral as well as brushy foothills bordering neighborhoods.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Our little group followed a guide along a winding trail through brushy forest.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass, when possible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The green shoots that rise from the soil under Perry Cabot’s cultivation look a little different from the standard, brushy bunches of alfalfa and other cattle forage crops growing on the flats here north of the Colorado River.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brushy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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