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brushy.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɹʌʃi//ˈbɹʊʃi/
  1. Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.

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

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís 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.

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