What does brushy mean?
Brushy means Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy..
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/ˈbɹʌʃi/ · adjective
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.
The northern variety living in the forests of New South Wales and Queensland have smaller ears, shorter feet and a longer, brushier tail than those in the Victorian woods to the south.
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.
Use brushy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brushy means Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy..
Common synonyms include bushy, shrubby, bosky, wooded.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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