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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Plants may be grown in bushy mounds or as a climber on a support structure.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Prune lemon balm regularly to promote bushier growth, prevent legginess, and encourage a new harvest of leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
But News Corporation executives somehow directed Chalker to Daniel Halpern, the bushy-haired and left-leaning editor of the company’s literary imprint Ecco Press.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Shown were clips from his cub years when Iger was a newscaster with bushy black hair.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Prune lemon balm regularly to promote bushier growth, prevent legginess, and encourage a new harvest of leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2026
But News Corporation executives somehow directed Chalker to Daniel Halpern, the bushy-haired and left-leaning editor of the company’s literary imprint Ecco Press.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Shown were clips from his cub years when Iger was a newscaster with bushy black hair.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bushy
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“Bushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushy. Accessed 7 Apr. 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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