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browsy

browsy adjective: of an animal: having shaggy or bushy fur or hair.

Adjective

browsy (comparative more browsy, superlative most browsy)

  1. (archaic) Of an animal: having shaggy or bushy fur or hair.
  2. Covered in vegetation suited for animals to browse; consisting of such vegetation; shrubby, bushy.
    • But could she've shown me that every browsy hill in Greece had its dappled nans and famestruck twanger, I'd've not been daunted.
  3. Characterized by, or suitable for, casual reading or browsing.

Forms of browsy

comparativemore browsy
superlativemost browsy

Origin of browsy

From browse + -y.

Questions about browsy

What does browsy mean?
Browsy means of an animal: having shaggy or bushy fur or hair.
What part of speech is browsy?
Browsy is an adjective.

Words near browsy in the dictionary

  1. browster
  2. browsters
  3. Browston Green
  4. browsts
  5. browsweat
  6. browsy
  7. browze
  8. browzed
  9. browzes
  10. browzing
  11. broxaldine

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