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. (Racial slur) Derogatory word used to refer to Afro-textured Hair.

Derived terms

• bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Translations

like a bush

• German: buschig (de)

• Maori: pūhutihuti (of hair)

growing thickly

• German: buschig (de)
• Maori: pōruru

• Scottish Gaelic: ròibeanach
• Spanish: tupido (es), poblado (es)

Anagrams

• Husby