I. ˈbäskē, -ki adjective
( usually -er/-est )
Etymology: English dialect bosk bush (from Middle English) + English -y — more at bush
1. : marked by an abundant growth of woods, bushes, or thickets
the thousand red roofs of a bosky suburb — V.S.Pritchett
: richly verdant : wooded
the still, bosky side of the mountain — Joseph Hergesheimer
2. : typical or suggestive of a woods : like a forest
cool, bosky shade
II. adjective
( usually -er/-est )
chiefly Britain : tipsy , drunk