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bushy-tailed

[boosh-ee-teyld] / ˈbʊʃ iˌteɪld /






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I do think a lot of times female protagonists have been very young and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and very plucky.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

Now the tiny, bushy-tailed terrorists and the havoc they bring to my backyard consume my every waking moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2024

But just moments before he faded away, a bushy-tailed Swift Fox no bigger than a house cat swiped him up and gobbled him.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2023

While the Tetris player competes only with herself, Henk — played by Egerton with bushy-tailed zeal — must battle multiple, more powerful adversaries.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

All I knew was if I found tooth marks on one page of my rocket book, I was going to declare hunting season on a certain bushy-tailed rodent.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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