Bushy-tailed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a bushy tail. literally
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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"Eager to start the day, he leaped out of bed bright-eyed and bushy-tailed."

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