Bunchy

Bunchy
Bunchy Bunch"y, a. 1. Swelling out in bunches. [1913 Webster]

An unshapen, bunchy spear, with bark unpiled. --Phaer. [1913 Webster]

2. Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts; as, the bird's bunchy tail. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mining) Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes poor; as, a bunchy mine. --Page. [1913 Webster]


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  • bunchy — bunch ► NOUN 1) a number of things growing or fastened together. 2) informal a group of people. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a lot. ► VERB ▪ collect or form into a bunch. ● bunch of fives Cf. ↑bunch of fives …   English terms dictionary

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  • bunchy top — noun : any of various plant diseases especially caused by viruses which produce shortening of the internodes and crowding of the twigs and leaves at the shoot apex banana bunchy top …   Useful english dictionary

  • bunchy — adjective see bunch I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bunchy — bunchily, adv. bunchiness, n. /bun chee/, adj., bunchier, bunchiest. 1. having bunches. 2. bulging or protuberant. [1350 1400; ME; see BUNCH, Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • bunchy — adjective Having, or growing in bunches …   Wiktionary

  • bunchy — bunch·y || bÊŒntʃɪ adj. having bunches; protruding, bulging …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bunchy — bunch•y [[t]ˈbʌn tʃi[/t]] adj. bunch•i•er, bunch•i•est 1) having bunches 2) bulging or protuberant • Etymology: 1350–1400 bunch′i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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