BUSHY (bushier, bushiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: bushier    , bushiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bushy mean? 

• BUSHY (adjective)
  The adjective BUSHY has 2 senses:

1. used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

2. resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading

  Familiarity information: BUSHY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUSHY (adjective)

Comparative: bushier   
Superlative: bushiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

Synonyms:

bushy; shaggy; shaggy-coated; shaggy-haired

Context example:

a shaggy beard

Similar:

ungroomed (not neat and smart in appearance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading

Similar:

branchy (having many branches)

Derivation:

bush (dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes)

bush (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

 Context examples 

The Giant Schnauzer is a large, compact dog with bushy eyebrows, whiskers and a beard.

(Giant Schnauzer, NCI Thesaurus)

The Canaan Dog is a sturdy, medium-sized, squarely proportioned herding dog with a bushy tail carried curled over the back when the dog is alert.

(Canaan Dog, NCI Thesaurus)

No one knew that, so the fox said: I have a fine long bushy tail, which almost looks like a plume of red feathers.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

So were the tinted spectacles and the curious voice, which both hinted at a disguise, as did the bushy whiskers.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It can reach the size of a small pony and has a rough, shaggy coat and wiry bushy eyebrows.

(Irish Wolfhound, NCI Thesaurus)

The long head has bushy hair on the foreface, and the v-shaped ears fold over.

(Lakeland Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

He had a stern, square face, with bushy side whiskers and a very questioning eye.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A bushy herb that is a member of the mint family.

(Patchouli, NCI Dictionary)

The Otterhound is a large rough-coated dog with a shaggy face and bushy eyebrows.

(Otterhound, NCI Thesaurus)

The Miniature Schnauzer is a small, squarely-proportioned dog with a long head, bushy beard, mustache and eyebrows.

(Miniature Schnauzer, NCI Thesaurus)