in figurative use, mainly in the phrase bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
bushy-tailed
bushy-tailed
adjective
The definition of bushy-tailed is eager, ready and excited to do something, often used with “bright-eyed.”
An example of bushy-tailed is how a child acts when getting up early on Christmas morning.
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