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Bristly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Bristly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bristly [ a.]
- Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.

Meaning of 'Bristly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bristly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Example in sentence:
  • a horse with a short bristly mane;
  • bristly shrubs;
  • burred fruits;
  • setaceous whiskers
Meaning (2):
- very irritable
Example in sentence:
  • bristly exchanges between the White House and the press;
  • he became prickly and spiteful;
  • witty and waspish about his colleagues

Nearby Words:

briar briarean bribable bribe bribed bribeless briber briberies bribery bribing

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