Brushier vs Bushier - What's the difference?
brushier | bushier |
(brushy)
Having a similar texture to a fox's tail; bushy.
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, passage=It 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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(Of the countryside) Having thick vegetation, larger than grass but smaller than trees.
* 2007 , National Parks, Alaskan meltdown: on the frontlines of climate change [https://archive.is/20130628092010/www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21977629_ITM]:
As adjectives the difference between brushier and bushier
is that brushier is (brushy) while bushier is (bushy).brushier
English
Adjective
(head)brushy
English
Adjective
(er)- Alaska and the national park sites in our northern-most state are showing dramatic signs of global climate change. Melting permafrost and glaciers, eroding coastlines, and insect invasions all point to warming temperature trends.
- Throughout much of northern Alaska, tundra is becoming brushier and giving way to forest.