BRUSHY

bosky, brushy

(adjective) covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; “brushy undergrowth”; “‘bosky’ is a literary term”; “a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza”- Jack Beatty

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

brushy (comparative brushier, superlative brushiest)

Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.

Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby.

Synonyms

• (bushy): brushlike

• (having thick vegetation): shrubby

Anagrams

• Hrubys

Source: Wiktionary


Brush"y, a.

Definition: Resembling a brush; shaggy; rough.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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