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brushy

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹʌʃi/
  • /ˈbɹʊʃi/
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  • rhymes with -ʌʃi
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AH1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets- Jack Beatty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • brushy undergrowth
  • `bosky' is a literary term
  • a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bosky

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bhr̥stís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English brushy From brush + -y.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рошав (rošav) — Having a similar texture to a fox's tail
  • Bulgarian: рунтав (runtav) — Having a similar texture to a fox's tail
  • Bulgarian: подобен на четка — Having a similar texture to a fox's tail
  • German: buschig — Having a similar texture to a fox's tail
  • Bulgarian: обрасъл с храсти — Having thick vegetation
  • Czech: pokrytý mlázím — Having thick vegetation