1670s, "shaggy;" 1719, "covered with brush," from brush (n.2) + -y (2). Related: Brushiness.
brushy undergrowth
brush
brush-burn
brushfire
brushwood
brushwork
brushy
brusque
Brussels
brut
brutal
brutalise
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