brushy

brushy
brushy1
/brush"ee/, adj., brushier, brushiest.
resembling a brush, esp. in roughness or shagginess.
[1680-90; BRUSH1 + -Y1]
brushy2
brushiness, n.
/brush"ee/, adj., brushier, brushiest.
covered or overgrown with brush or brushwood.
[1650-60; BRUSH2 + -Y1]

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