bushy

English

Etymology

bush +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊʃi/
• Rhymes: -ʊʃi

Adjective

bushy (comparative bushier, superlative bushiest)

1. Like a bush in having many widely spread branches.

   the bushy tail of a squirrel

2. Growing thickly.
3. (ethnic slur, offensive) Derogatory word used to refer to Afro-textured Hair.

Derived terms

• bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
• bushily
• bushiness
• bushy bluestem
• bushy-tailed

 

Translations

like a bush

• Esperanto: hirta
• German: buschig (de)
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• Maori: pūhutihuti (of hair)
• Ukrainian: пухна́стий (puxnástyj)

growing thickly

• German: buschig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: δασύς (dasús), λάσιος (lásios)

• Maori: pōruru, pūhutihuti
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• Scottish Gaelic: ròibeanach
• Spanish: tupido (es), poblado (es)
• Swedish: yvig (sv)

Anagrams

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