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bushy
bush·y B0573600 (bo͝osh′ē)adj. bush·i·er, bush·i·est 1. Consisting of or covered with bushes: bushy plants; a bushy area.2. Thick and shaggy: a bushy head of hair.
bush′i·ly adv.bush′i·ness n.bushy (ˈbʊʃɪ) adj, bushier or bushiest1. (Horticulture) covered or overgrown with bushes2. thick and shaggy: bushy eyebrows. ˈbushily adv ˈbushiness n
bushy (ˈbʊʃɪ) or bushien, pl bushies1. a person who lives in the bush2. an unsophisticated uncouth person3. a member of a bush fire brigadebush•y (ˈbʊʃ i)
adj. bush•i•er, bush•i•est. 1. resembling a bush; thick and shaggy: bushy whiskers. 2. full of or overgrown with bushes. [1350–1400] bush′i•ly, adv. bush′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | bushy - used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard"shaggy, shaggy-coated, shaggy-hairedungroomed - not neat and smart in appearance; "he was wrinkled and ungroomed, with a two-day beard"; "ungroomed hair" | | 2. | bushy - resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreadingbranchy - having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk" |
bushyadjective thick, bristling, spreading, rough, stiff, fuzzy, fluffy, unruly, shaggy, wiry, luxuriant, bristly a bushy tailTranslationsbush (buʃ) noun1. a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size. a rose bush. 灌木 灌木2. (in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country. (尤在澳洲，非洲)未開墾的林地 （尤指非洲和澳大利亚的）荒野，未开垦的丛林地 ˈbushy adjective thick and spreading. bushy eyebrows; a bushy tail. 多毛的 （毛发或毛皮）浓密的 bushy
be bright-eyed and bushy-tailedTo be energetic and enthusiastic. After that nap, I am bright-eyed and bushy-tailed! As usual, the new interns are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed—just watching them is exhausting.See also: andbright-eyed and bushy-tailedEnergetic and enthusiastic. After that nap, I am bright-eyed and bushy-tailed! As usual, the new interns are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed—just watching them is exhausting.See also: andbright-eyed and bushy-tailedFig. awake and alert. (Often used ironically, as in the first example. The idea is that one is like a frisky animal, such as a squirrel.) Jill: Hi, Jane! How are you on this beautiful morning? Jane: Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, just as you might expect, since I've only had three hours of sleep. Despite the early hour, Dennis was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.See also: andbright-eyed and bushy-tailedEager and alert, as in Here is my new kindergarten class, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. The allusion here is to the appearance of a squirrel, which with its beady eyes and bushy tail looks ready for anything. [1930s] See also: andbright-eyed and bushy-tailed If someone is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, they are healthy and full of energy. But for now, go and sleep awhile. I need you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed tomorrow. This will be a busy year, so you need to be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed to cope. Note: The comparison in this expression is to a squirrel. See also: andbright-eyed and bushy-tailed alert and lively; eager. informalSee also: andˌbright-eyed and ˌbushy-ˈtailed (informal) lively and cheerful; pleased and proud: She came in to see me, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and announced she was leaving the next day.See also: andbright-eyed and bushy-tailed mod. alert and ready to do something; as alert and as active as a squirrel. You look all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning. See also: andbright-eyed and bushy-tailedLively and perky, energetic and enthusiastic. The expression is American in origin and undoubtedly comes from anthropomorphizing the squirrel, with its beady eyes and upright bushy tail. It dates from about 1930.See also: andEncyclopediaSeebushbushy
Synonyms for bushyadj thickSynonyms- thick
- bristling
- spreading
- rough
- stiff
- fuzzy
- fluffy
- unruly
- shaggy
- wiry
- luxuriant
- bristly
Synonyms for bushyadj used of hairSynonyms- shaggy
- shaggy-coated
- shaggy-haired
Related Wordsadj resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreadingRelated Words |