Bristly Synonyms

brĭslē
Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. prickly
  2. setaceous
  3. setose
  4. spiny
  5. echinate
  6. hispid
  7. barbed
  8. barbellate
  9. briary
  10. briery
  11. setal
  12. bristled
  13. burred
  14. splenetic
  15. burry
  16. thorny
  17. waspish

Words Related to Bristly

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Bristly Sentence Examples

  • It has two horns and a bristly coat.

  • The summits of the hind pair are surmounted by bristly hairs.

  • The general ` brown' has a greyish cast, as far as the under fur is concerned, and is overlaid with rich lustrous blackish-brown in places where the long bristly hairs prevail.

  • This means you will not experience the bristly feeling of shaving-induced stubble.

  • If you live in or travel to Petoskey, Michigan, you can visit the Bristly Thistle in person.

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