Bushy

/ˈbʊʃi/ adjective

Definition

Thick, full, and growing densely; resembling a bush in shape or fullness, especially when describing hair, fur, or vegetation.

Etymology

From bush plus -y suffix. Bush comes from Old Norse buskr or Old English bysc. The suffix -y turns a noun into an adjective meaning 'resembling' or 'full of.'

Kelly Says

Bushy eyebrows have gone from being considered ugly to fashionable—it's wild how the same feature can flip between centuries depending on what's popular! Old Hollywood wanted thin pencil eyebrows, but now fuller brows are everywhere.

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