as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair
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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Recent Examples of brushy
Best rut stand #5: A creek or shallow river crossing pocked with fresh tracks in brushy woods.
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Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
This month, the Aldrich will also host a posthumous five-decade survey of Martha Diamond’s vibrant, brushy canvases.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Common visitors to feeders for both seed and suet, these birds gather in flocks in weedy fields, roadsides, brushy patches and backyards.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
This month, the Aldrich will also host a posthumous five-decade survey of Martha Diamond’s vibrant, brushy canvases.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Common visitors to feeders for both seed and suet, these birds gather in flocks in weedy fields, roadsides, brushy patches and backyards.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushy
Adjective
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The cropped black faux leather jacket has a shaggy, biscotti brown trim and sleeves.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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The London Orbital Motorway, or the M25, is a vast ring road that runs in a shaggy circle around the outer edges of the capital.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Key Ingredients: Basil leaf hairy root blend, sunflower oil, baobab oil Type: Pre-wash oil Best For: Dry scalp, product build-up, all hair textures Size: 3 oz.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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However, plants with hairy leaves or plants in soilless mixes may do better by being watered from the bottom.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a silky application with just the right amount of pigment payoff.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Central in this vignette stands Satou Sabally, the 26-year-old WNBA star raised in Germany who played from 2020 to 2024 with the Dallas Wings, in a Y-3 outfit consisting of a silky black outsize jacket and roomy snap-closure trousers.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushy. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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