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adjective
- 1. (of hair or foliage) having a stiff and prickly texture: "he washed his bristly black hair" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of BRISTLY is thickly set with bristles. How to use bristly in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈbrɪs.li / us / ˈbrɪs.li / Add to word list. with short, stiff hairs: He had furry eyebrows and bristly hair. Bristly stubble covered his head and chin. See. bristle. Fewer examples. He ran his fingers through his bristly beard. She's keeping the bristly little pig as a pet. Her husband has a bristly white moustache.
Bristly things are spiky or barbed, like a porcupine. When you get an old-fashioned shoe shine, your shoes will be cleaned with a bristly brush. You can describe a certain type of hair as bristly — if it sticks up in tufts and spikes like a hedgehog's quills.
2 meanings: 1. Bristly hair is thick and rough. 2. If a part of someone's body is bristly, it is covered with bristles because.... Click for more definitions.
Bristly definition: covered or rough with bristles. . See examples of BRISTLY used in a sentence.
adj. bris·tli·er, bris·tli·est. 1. a. Consisting of or similar to bristles. b. Thick with bristles. 2. Exhibiting or tending to exhibit agitation or anger: a bristly exchange between lawyers. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Exhibiting or tending to exhibit agitation or anger. A bristly exchange between lawyers. American Heritage. Easily antagonized; irascible; prone to bristling. Wiktionary. Synonyms: setal. hispid. echinate. setaceous. spiny. setose. burry. burred. bristled. briery. briary. thorny.
Definition of bristly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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bristly meaning, definition, what is bristly: bristly hair is short and stiff: Learn more.
