bushy
/'bizili/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading: Having a dense, spreading, and often rounded shape similar to that of a bush or shrub.
- Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed: Describing hair or fur that is very thick, dense, and stands out or grows in a full, untidy manner.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The bushy tail of the squirrel helps it balance. (The tail is thick, full, and spreading like a bush.)
- He has dark, bushy eyebrows that are very distinctive. (The eyebrows are very thick and full.)
- The old man stroked his bushy white beard. (The beard is thick, dense, and untrimmed.)
Advanced Usage
- "bushy-tailed": An adjective, often used in the idiom "bright-eyed and bushy-tailed," meaning eager, alert, and full of energy.
- She arrived for her first day of work, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
Variants and Related Words
- Bush (n): A shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length.
- Bushiness (n): The quality or state of being bushy.
- The bushiness of the plant makes it a good privacy screen.
Synonyms
- Shaggy: Long, thick, and untidy hair or fur.
- Thick: Growing closely together in large numbers; dense.
- Unkempt: Having an untidy or disheveled appearance.
Antonyms
- Thin: Having little, or too little, flesh or hair.
- Neat: Arranged in an orderly, tidy way.
- Trimmed: Made neat by cutting or pruning.
Related Idioms
- Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed: Very eager and full of energy, especially early in the morning.
- The children were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on Christmas morning.
Adjective
- resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
- used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
- bushy locks
- a shaggy beard