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bushly

bushly adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling a bush; bushlike; bushy.

Adjective

bushly (comparative more bushly, superlative most bushly)

  1. (nonstandard) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a bush; bushlike; bushy.
    • In the ground-kangaroos, which use the tail as a support trailing behind them on the ground, that organ is again only slightly covered with coarse hairs, almost entirely wanting on the extremity of the under surface; but in the tree-kangaroos, which carry the tail partly erect, it assumes a bushly...1879, The Popular Science Monthly
    • It can therefore be seen that pruning is necessary in fruit trees if the best results are desired. This is particularly the case with Mangosteens, Rambutans, Mangoes and other close growing fruit trees of a bushly compact nature.1909, Gardens' Bulletin, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Examples of bushly in a sentence

  • Mr Astles, aged 58, whitehaired with a bushly grey moustache, and wearing a crumpled blue suit, told reporters before being led away: "Justice was in that court.1982, Africa Diary, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  • Frightened at the grins and the bushly heads, the herd made for Amboseli, without hurrying too much, as though they knew whom they had to do with.1984, Traian Filip, Safari: on the way to Kilimanjaro:

Forms of bushly

comparativemore bushly
superlativemost bushly

Origin of bushly

From bush + -ly.

Questions about bushly

What does bushly mean?
Bushly means of, pertaining to, or resembling a bush; bushlike; bushy.
How do you use bushly in a sentence?
Mr Astles, aged 58, whitehaired with a bushly grey moustache, and wearing a crumpled blue suit, told reporters before being led away: "Justice was in that court.
What part of speech is bushly?
Bushly is an adjective.

Words near bushly in the dictionary

  1. bushlike
  2. bushlip
  3. bushlips
  4. bushlot
  5. bushlots
  6. bushly
  7. bushmakinite
  8. bushman
  9. bushman grass
  10. bushman poison
  11. bushman's breakfast

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