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bushy

adj · noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʊʃi/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈbɵʃɪj/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ˈbʉʃe/
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /-ʃɪ/
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /-ʃi/
  • rhymes with -ʊʃi
  • CMU ARPABET: B UH1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the bushy tail of a squirrel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Growing thickly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • bushy eyebrows

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of bushie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bushy locks
  • a shaggy beard

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English bush Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bushy From bush + -y.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: hustý — like a bush
  • Czech: huňatý — like a bush
  • Czech: chundelatý — like a bush
  • Esperanto: hirta — like a bush
  • German: buschig — like a bush
  • Latin: fruticosus — like a bush
  • Māori: pūhutihuti — like a bush
  • Ukrainian: пухна́стий (puxnástyj) — like a bush
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茂密 (màomì) — growing thickly
  • German: buschig — growing thickly
  • Ancient Greek: δασύς (dasús) — growing thickly
  • Ancient Greek: λάσιος (lásios) — growing thickly
  • Hungarian: bozontos — growing thickly
  • Hungarian: lompos — growing thickly
  • Māori: pōruru — growing thickly
  • Māori: pūhutihuti — growing thickly
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròibeanach — growing thickly
  • Spanish: tupido — growing thickly
  • Spanish: poblado — growing thickly
  • Swedish: yvig — growing thickly
  • Ottoman Turkish: كور (gür) — growing thickly
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