bristly
[bris-lee]
adjective, bris·tli·er, bris·tli·est.
Origin of bristly
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Related Words for bristly
echinate, spiny, aristate, barbellate, chaetophorous, hispid, setaceous, setal, setiferous, setoseExamples from the Web for bristly
Historical Examples of bristly
The Major lifted his bristly eyebrows with a contemptuous twitch.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
His head was cropped and bristly, like as if he had a wig made of hair-brushes.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
A faint flush of shame tinged his bristly cheek at the thought.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
His moustache was also cut short and bristly over a full, brutal mouth.
The Prussian OfficerD. H. Lawrence
They were all legs and teeth and bristly fur, the meat almost inedible.
Space PrisonTom Godwin
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