bristled
1. [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Synonyms: barbellate briary briery bristly burred burry prickly setaceous setose spiny thorny barbed
Examples:

"a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits" "setaceous whiskers"

Related terms: armed
2. [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.
Synonyms: barbellate briary briery bristly burred burry prickly spiny thorny barbed
Examples:

"a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits"

Related terms: armed
Similar spelling:   bristle
  breasted
  bristlelike
  brushed
  Bristol
  bristly
  bristle_up
  bristle_at
  breast-fed
  breastfeed
  bruised
  bristletail
  braised
  breastplate
  Brewster
  Brust
  Brost
  brest
  breast
  breastless
  brisket
  Brister
  Bristow
  Bresett
  breastbone
  breast-deep
  bractlet