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Definition of Bristly
1. Adjective. Very irritable. "Witty and waspish about his colleagues"
2. Adjective. Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.. "Setaceous whiskers"
Exact synonyms: Barbed, Barbellate, Briary, Briery, Bristled, Burred, Burry, Prickly, Setaceous, Setose, Spiny, Thorny
Similar to: Armed
Derivative terms: Barbel, Briar, Bristle, Bristliness, Burr, Prickle, Prickliness, Seta, Spininess, Thorn, Thorniness
Similar to: Armed
Derivative terms: Barbel, Briar, Bristle, Bristliness, Burr, Prickle, Prickliness, Seta, Spininess, Thorn, Thorniness
Definition of Bristly
1. a. Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.
Definition of Bristly
1. Adjective. Covered with bristles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bristly
1. stiffly erect [adj -TLIER, -TLIEST]
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