bushy

Questions about bushy

What does bushy mean?

bushy means "used of hair; thick and poorly groomed". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bushy?

bushy has 2 syllables: bus-hy. The stress falls on "bus". In IPA it is /ˈbʊʃi/.

What is another word for bushy?

Close synonyms include shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bushy a common word?

bushy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.