Definition of Rushy

1. Adjective. Abounding in rushes. "A rushy marsh"

Similar to: Wooded
Derivative terms: Rush

Definition of Rushy

1. a. Abounding with rushes.

Definition of Rushy

1. Adjective. (context: of a marsh etc) abounding in rushes ¹

2. Adjective. having the characteristics of a rush; rushlike ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rushy

1. abounding in rushes [adj RUSHIER, RUSHIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rushy

rushen
rusher
rushers
rushes
rushest
rusheth
rushier
rushiest
rushiness
rushing
rushingly
rushings
rushlight
rushlights
rushlike
rushy (current term)
rusine
rusk
rusks
rusma
rusmas
russel
russell's viper
russellite
russels
russet
russet scab
russeted
russeting
russetings

Literary usage of Rushy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"O'EE desert plains, and rushy meers, And wither'd heaths, I rove; Where tree, nor spire, nor cot appears, I pass to meet my love. ..."

2. The British poets, including translations by British poets (1822)
"O'ER desert plains, and rushy meers, And wither'd heaths I rove; Where tree, nor spire, nor cot appears, I pass to meet my love. ..."

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