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bushy

bush·y
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo sh-ee]
    • /ˈbʊʃ i/
    • /ˈbʊʃ.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo sh-ee]
    • /ˈbʊʃ i/

Definitions of bushy word

  • adjective bushy Bushy hair or fur is very thick. 3
  • adjective bushy A bushy plant has a lot of leaves very close together. 3
  • adjective bushy covered or overgrown with bushes 3
  • adjective bushy thick and shaggy 3
  • noun bushy a person who lives in the bush 3
  • noun bushy an unsophisticated uncouth person 3

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Origin of bushy

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, bushy is from the Middle English word busshi. See bush1, -y1

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Parts of speech for Bushy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bushy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bushy

adj bushy

  • hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.
  • feathery — clothed or covered with feathers; feathered.
  • fluffy — of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
  • unruly — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
  • fuzzy — of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.

Antonyms for bushy

adj bushy

  • smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
  • bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
  • neat — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
  • well-kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.

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