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Synonyms for bristly in English

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bristly:
- bristly; stubbly; bushy; prickly; splenetic; waspish

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Detailed Synonyms for bristly in English

bristly:

bristly adj

bristly
bristly; stubbly; bushy
- bristly adj
- stubbly adj
- bushy adj
bristly

– very irritable ¹
prickly; bristly; splenetic; waspish
– very irritable ¹
- prickly adj
  - he became prickly and spiteful¹
- bristly adj
  - bristly exchanges between the White House and the press¹
- splenetic adj
- waspish adj
  - witty and waspish about his colleagues¹

Related Words for "bristly":

bristlier, bristliest

Alternate Synonyms for "bristly":

prickly; splenetic; waspish; ill-natured
barbed; barbellate; briary; briery; bristled; burred; burry; setose; setaceous; spiny; thorny; armed

Related Definitions for "bristly":

very irritable¹
- bristly exchanges between the White House and the press¹

Related Synonyms for bristly

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