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bris⋅tly

  [bris-lee]
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–adjective, -tli⋅er, -tli⋅est.
1. covered or rough with bristles.
2. like or resembling bristles.
3. easily antagonized; irascible: a bristly person with few friends.
Origin:
1585–95; bristle + -y 1

Related forms:
bris⋅tli⋅ness, noun
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bris·tly   (brĭs'lē)   
adj.   bris·tli·er, bris·tli·est
    1. Consisting of or similar to bristles.
    2. Thick with bristles.
  2. Exhibiting or tending to exhibit agitation or anger: a bristly exchange between lawyers.
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Bristly

Bris"tly\, a. Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.

The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly. --Bacon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : bristly
Spanish: que pincha, de pelos fuertes,
German: borstig,
Japanese: 剛毛のある
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