bristly
Covered with bristles.
Other meanings
Easily antagonized; irascible; prone to bristling.
Synonyms
- barbed
- prickly
- spiny
- thorny
Related words
- bristly bellflower
- bristly foxtail
- bristly hawksbeard
- bristly mouse
- painted bristly mouse
- bristliness
- bristly Matilija poppy
Word history
From Middle English "bristli".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bristly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.