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bristly
bris·tly B0487100 (brĭs′lē)adj. bris·tli·er, bris·tli·est 1. a. Consisting of or similar to bristles.b. Thick with bristles.2. Exhibiting or tending to exhibit agitation or anger: a bristly exchange between lawyers.bris•tly (ˈbrɪs li) adj. -tli•er, -tli•est. 1. covered with bristles. 2. like or resembling bristles. 3. irascible. [1585–95] bris′tli•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | bristly - very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"prickly, waspish, spleneticill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | | 2. | bristly - having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, burred, burry, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny, prickly, barbedarmed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns |
bristlyadjective1. prickly, barbed, thorny, spiny, brambly, briery a plant with bristly pale stems and hairy toothed leaves2. hairy, rough, bearded, whiskered, stubbly, unshaven, bewhiskered He lifted a beer to his bristly mouth.Translationsbristle (ˈbrisl) noun a short, stiff hair on an animal or brush. The dog's bristles rose when it was angry. 短而硬的毛(動物或刷子) (动物或刷子)短而硬的毛 ˈbristly adjective having bristles; rough. a bristly moustache. 長硬毛的,硬的 刚毛的,布满刚毛的 EncyclopediaSeebristlebristly Related to bristly: bristly locust, setoseSynonyms for bristlyadj pricklySynonyms- prickly
- barbed
- thorny
- spiny
- brambly
- briery
adj hairySynonyms- hairy
- rough
- bearded
- whiskered
- stubbly
- unshaven
- bewhiskered
Synonyms for bristlyadj very irritableSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.Synonyms- barbellate
- briary
- briery
- bristled
- burred
- burry
- setaceous
- setose
- spiny
- thorny
- prickly
- barbed
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