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SHRUBBY (shrubbier, shrubbiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: shrubbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, shrubbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shrubby mean? 

SHRUBBY (adjective)
  The adjective SHRUBBY has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or resembling a shrubplay

  Familiarity information: SHRUBBY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHRUBBY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: shrubbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: shrubbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or resembling a shrub

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

fruticose; fruticulose; shrubby

Pertainym:

shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Derivation:

shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)


 Context examples 


Snowshoe hares have now made their way north to Alaska's shrubby environment beyond the state's forest tree line.

(Race across the tundra: White spruce vs. snowshoe hare, National Science Foundation)



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