bristly
1. [ adjective ] very irritable
Synonyms: prickly waspish splenetic
Examples:

"bristly exchanges between the White House and the press" "he became prickly and spiteful" "witty and waspish about his colleagues"

Related terms: ill-natured
2. [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Synonyms: barbellate briary briery bristled 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
3. [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.
Synonyms: barbellate briary briery bristled burred burry prickly spiny thorny barbed
Examples:

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

Related terms: armed
Similar spelling:   Bristol
  bristle
  Brust
  Brost
  bristled
  brest
  brightly
  breast
  bristle_up
  bristle_at
  Bristow
  Brister
  brisket
  Bresett
  Brewster
  breasted
  bractlet
  breastpin
  bract