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bushy-tailed

[boosh-ee-teyld] / ˈbʊʃ iˌteɪld /
ADJECTIVE
fresh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bright clear good lively vigorous
WEAK
active alert blooming bouncing bright-eyed chipper dewy fair florid glowing hardy invigorated keen like new refreshed rehabilitated relaxed relieved rested restored revived rosy ruddy sprightly spry stimulated undimmed unfaded unused unwearied unwithered verdant vital wholesome young
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lethargic
WEAK
exhausted lifeless tired unenergetic worn
ADJECTIVE
healthy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
active athletic fresh healthful hearty lively normal robust strong tough vigorous
WEAK
able-bodied all right blooming bright-eyed chipper firm fit flourishing full of life hale hardy husky in fine feather in fine fettle in good shape in the pink lusty muscular physically fit potent restored rosy-cheeked safe and sound sound stout sturdy trim unimpaired virile well whole
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic delicate feeble gentle idle inactive infirm kind lazy lethargic lifeless soft unhealthy weak
WEAK
delicated diseased fragile ill indisposed poor sick sickly worn
ADJECTIVE
peaches-and-cream
Synonyms
WEAK
active alert blooming bouncing bright bright-eyed chipper clear creamy dewy fair florid glowing good hardy invigorated keen like new lively refreshed rehabilitated relaxed relieved rested restored revived rosy ruddy sprightly spry stimulated undimmed unfaded unused unwearied unwithered verdant vigorous vital wholesome young
ADJECTIVE
well
Synonyms
STRONGEST
strong together
STRONG
blooming fine fit flourishing great hale hardy husky right sound trim whole
WEAK
able-bodied alive and kicking bright-eyed chipper fresh hearty in good health in the pink right as rain robust sane solid as a rock strong as an ox up to par vigorous wholesome wrapped tight
Antonyms
STRONG
inappropriate incomplete infirm little poor rough sick small unfit unhealthy unsuitable unsuited weak
WEAK
diseased ill unfortunate unhappy unlucky

Example Sentences

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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

When “Friends” wrapped up after a decade, in 2004, “we were all bright eyed and bushy-tailed, looking toward the future,” she continued.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2021

At the mere glimpse of one of the nibbling, button-eyed, bushy-tailed creatures, the children would freeze to attention, stare, hunker down, and approach silently in low, even crouches until within striking distance.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood