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Synonyms for bristly
ˈbrɪs librist·ly
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bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspishadjective
very irritable
"bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
Synonyms:
briary, prickly, barbed, setose, waspish, bristled, splenic, burred, barbellate, setaceous, briery, burry, splenetic, spiny, thorny, lienalAntonyms:
good-natured, unarmedbarbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thornyadjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
"a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
Synonyms:
briary, nipping, prickly, barbed, setose, waspish, mordacious, pungent, burred, spinous, barbellate, setaceous, briery, thorny, burry, biting, splenetic, spiny, bristledAntonyms:
unarmed, good-natured
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