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View synonyms for bosky

bosky

[ bos-kee ]

adjective

, bosk·i·er, bosk·i·est.
  1. covered with bushes, shrubs, and small trees; woody.


bosky

/ ˈbɒskɪ /

adjective

  1. literary.
    containing or consisting of bushes or thickets

    a bosky wood

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • boski·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bosky1

First recorded in 1585–95; bosk + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Pamela took to flight—noiseless and rapid—among the bosky corners and walks of the old garden.

Suddenly in a bosky dell, I stood face to face with Sir Roland, and his sister.

A sudden sound from these bosky recesses set every nerve of the fugitives a-quiver.

In the summer we would put in the afternoon catching trout in Dale Creek or gathering maiden-hair ferns in the bosky dells.

It was open, and they looked down the road which was darkened over with long bosky shadows.

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