Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of rushes; rushlike.
  • adjective Abounding in rushes.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Abounding with rushes.
  • Made of rushes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Abounding with rushes.
  • adjective Made of rushes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of a marsh, etc. abounding in rushes
  • adjective having the characteristics of a rush; rushlike

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective abounding in rushes

Etymologies

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rush +‎ -y

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Examples

  • The eldest had drained a small field, which used to be called the rushy field, from its having been quite covered with rushes.

    Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Maria Edgeworth 1808

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

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  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010

  • There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

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