adj
Meaning 1
Of or resembling a shrub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bushy, frutescent, fruticose, shrublike
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shrubby
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Southern-England: /ˈʃɹʌbi/
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Ireland, Northern-England: /ˈʃɹʊbi/
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rhymes with -ʌbi
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CMU ARPABET: SH R AH1 B IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Planted or covered with shrubs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or resembling a shrub
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fruticose, fruticulose
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shrub Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shrubby From shrub + -y.