Definition of "rushy" [rush•y]

• Resembling or characteristic of rushes; rushlike. (adjective)
• Abounding in rushes: a rushy marsh. (adjective)

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• "The eldest had drained a small field, which used to be called the rushy field, from its having been quite covered with rushes."
• "There was no "rushy" side effects, just a little bit of energy."
• "Suddenly half a dozen cows burst out of the ruin where they had been sheltering from the sun; heads forward and tails held high, they galloped off across the rushy ground, shocked at my appearance."