brambly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of brambly
Example Sentences
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Even the narrow half-mile from the Manchester Docks to the Interstate 95 bridge, wedged between the river and the sewage plant, has a dense, brambly energy, like the Jabberwock’s “tulgey wood.”
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Cate Le Bon – Are You With Me Now While Le Bon’s lyrics speak of being haunted by loneliness, her gorgeous melodies are a tonic, her brambly guitar full of pep.
From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2020
And a brambly, cathartic rant on “the holidays”:
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2016
Soon Emperor and Bathory and Immortal and other early black-metal bands began to infest my apartment with their brambly logos.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2014
Or how to pick swinks, the green berries the kids ate every day, from the brambly bushes up above the cabins on the ridge, without getting pricked.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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