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bushy-tailed

[ boo sh-ee-teyld ]

/ ˈbʊʃ iˌteɪld /

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adjective

bright-eyed(def 3).

Origin of bushy-tailed

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby bushy-tailed

bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bushy, bushy-tailed, busily, business, business administration, business agent, business angel

Example sentences from the Web for bushy-tailed

Is bushy-tailed new GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan the right choice for Mitt Romney?

Is Paul Ryan the Right Choice? |Matthew DeLuca |August 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
To that end, you must be as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as possible.

Stars Predict Your Week |Starsky + Cox |October 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Mahmoud obtained a fox, which was his first mammal, saving a bushy-tailed rat.

Southern Arabia |Theodore Bent
This is commonly called the bushy-tailed rat but is designated Neotoma Cinera Orelestes by the zoologist.

Little Pills, An Army Story |Robert Henderson McKay

It looked to him like a sharp-nosed, bushy-tailed yellow dog—a very savage and active one.

The Secret Trails |Charles G. D. Roberts
There is a long gamut between the bushy-tailed, almost squirrel-like marmosets and the big-brained chimpanzee.

The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) |J. Arthur Thomson
He had some fine dogs, too, to run by his side, and help him hunt the bushy-tailed foxes.

Washington's Birthday |Various