brushiest

Adjective

brushy (comparative brushier, superlative brushiest)

1. Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.
   • It [a dormouse] dipped its brushy tail (somewhat resembling that of a fox) into the dish, and carried the milk in this manner to the mouth.1825 November 9, John Murray, “Art X.—1. On the Unequal Distribution of Caloric in Voltaic Action. 2. On the Temperature of the Skin of the Dormouse. 3. On the Temperature of the Egg of the Hen, in...

   Synonyms:

   bushy

2. Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby.
   • Throughout much of northern Alaska, tundra is becoming brushier and giving way to forest. As tundra diminishes, animals that depend on it for food or nesting habitat—caribou and many birds—are likely to lose out.2004 summer, Bill Sherwonit, “Alaskan meltdown: On the frontlines of climate change”, in National Parks, Washington, D.C.: National Parks and Conservation Association, →ISSN, page 27

   Synonyms:

   shrubby