Bushy

Pronunciation: /ˈbʊʃi/

Definitions of bushy

adjective thick and tangled, like a bush

Example Sentences

A1 The little girl has bushy hair.

A2 The bushy tree provided shade from the hot sun.

B1 The bushy eyebrows made her look more serious.

B2 The forest was dense with bushy undergrowth.

C1 The bushy tail of the squirrel twitched nervously.

C2 The bushy mustache gave him a distinguished appearance.

Examples of bushy in a Sentence

formal The bushy shrubs in the garden needed to be trimmed.

informal Her bushy hair always gets tangled easily.

slang I love your bushy eyebrows, they give you character.

figurative The bushy forest of thoughts in his mind was hard to navigate.

Grammatical Forms of bushy

• past tense: bushed
• plural: bushies
• comparative: bushier
• superlative: bushiest
• present tense: is bushy
• future tense: will be bushy
• perfect tense: has been bushy
• continuous tense: is being bushy
• singular: bushy
• positive degree: very bushy
• infinitive: to be bushy
• gerund: being bushy
• participle: bushy

Origin and Evolution of bushy

First Known Use: 0014 year

Language of Origin: Middle English and Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'bushy' originated from the Middle English word 'busshy' which was derived from the Old French word 'bos' meaning shrub or thicket.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'bushy' has retained its original meaning of being thick or full of bushes, but it has also expanded to describe anything that is thick, full, or dense in appearance.