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1brushy

adjective \ˈbrə-shē\
brush·i·erbrush·i·est

Definition of BRUSHY

:  covered with or abounding in brush or brushwood <brushy hills> <a brushy habitat>
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First Known Use of BRUSHY

1567

Rhymes with BRUSHY

gushy, mushy, plushy, rushy, slushy

2brushy

adjective
brush·i·erbrush·i·est

Definition of BRUSHY

:  shaggy, rough <a brushy moustache>

First Known Use of BRUSHY

1665

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