bushy

B3U1S1H4Y4
Australia, US, UK/ˈbʊʃi/British, Southern, Standard/ˈbɵʃɪj/Northern Ireland, Scotland/ˈbʉʃe/Northern Ireland, Scotland/-ʃɪ/

adjective

Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions.

“bushy eyebrows”

Similar
shaggyshaggy-hairedshaggy-coatedungroomedbranchy
Less commonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivebushy (comparative bushier, superlative bushiest)

comparative bushier · superlative bushiest

  1. Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions.

    the bushy tail of a squirrel

  2. Growing thickly.

    bushy eyebrows

nounbushy (plural bushies)

plural bushies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bushie.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveused of hair; thick and poorly groomed

Similar
shaggyshaggy-hairedshaggy-coatedungroomed

adjectiveresembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading

Similar
branchy
Also see
branchybrushyfluffyshaggyshrubbyungroomed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bush + -y.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek δασύς, λάσιος
  • δασύς (dasús)growing thickly
  • λάσιος (lásios)growing thickly
Chinese Mandarin 茂密
  • 茂密 (màomì)growing thickly
Czech hustý, huňatý
  • hustýlike a bush
  • huňatýlike a bush
  • chundelatýlike a bush
Esperanto hirta
  • hirtalike a bush
German buschig, buschig
  • buschiglike a bush
  • buschiggrowing thickly
Hungarian bozontos, lompos
  • bozontosgrowing thickly
  • lomposgrowing thickly
Latin fruticosus
  • fruticosuslike a bush
Māori pūhutihuti, pōruru
  • pūhutihutilike a bush
  • pōrurugrowing thickly
  • pūhutihutigrowing thickly
Scottish Gaelic ròibeanach
  • ròibeanachgrowing thickly
Spanish tupido, poblado
  • tupidogrowing thickly
  • pobladogrowing thickly
Swedish yvig
  • yviggrowing thickly
Ukrainian пухна́стий
  • пухна́стий (puxnástyj)like a bush

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bushy

mushypushycushypushiesquooshysqushysquushytushie
All rhymes →

Anagrams

Husby
Cite this entry
APA

bushy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushy

MLA

“bushy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bushy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushy.

Source: bushy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.