The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shrubby \Shrub"by\, a. [Compar. Shrubbier; superl. Shrubbiest.]
Full of shrubs.
Of the nature of a shrub; resembling a shrub. ``Shrubby browse.''
--J. Philips.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or resembling a shrub; fruticose 2 Planted, or covered with shrubs
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or resembling a shrub [syn: fruticose, fruticulose]
[also: shrubbiest, shrubbier]
Usage examples of "shrubby".
The shrubby stalks of the plant bear red, coral-like berries which, when ripe, yield grape sugar, and spargancin.
Interposes between this riparian woodland and the river is often a fringe of the evergreen, shrubby composite called batamote or seepwillow.
Rather, he ranged around the base of the mound, knocking at slabs of stone and shoving aside shrubby stumps of plants with the butt of his knife.
The stretch east past the old orchard was bushy and overgrown: weeds and grass that rose stirrup-high or better, a new growth of yarrow rank and tall through last year's dead brown stalks, shrubby Oregon grape with spiny hollylike leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.