Bristly Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Bristly

Meaning 1 : very irritable

    Example : bristly exchanges between the White House and the press

    Synonyms : prickly,  splenetic,  waspish
Meaning 2 : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

    Example : a horse with a short bristly mane,bristly shrubs

    Synonyms : barbed,  barbellate,  briary,  briery,  bristled,  burred,  burry,  prickly,  setaceous,  setose,  spiny,  thorny


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