bristly

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adjective, bris·tli·er, bris·tli·est.

covered or rough with bristles.

like or resembling bristles.

easily antagonized; irascible: a bristly person with few friends.

Origin:
1585–95; bristle + -y¹

Related forms

bris·tli·ness, noun

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bristle (ˈbrɪs^əl)

—n
1.	any short stiff hair of an animal or plant
2.	something resembling these hair: toothbrush bristle

—vb (when intr, often foll by up) (sometimes foll by up)
3.	to stand up or cause to stand up like bristles: the angry cat's fur bristled
4.	to show anger, indignation, etc: she bristled at the suggestion
5.	(intr) to be thickly covered or set: the target bristled with arrows
6.	(intr) to be in a state of agitation or movement: the office was bristling with activity
7.	(tr) to provide with a bristle or bristles

[C13 bristil, brustel, from earlier brust, from Old English byrst; related to Old Norse burst, Old High German borst]

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—*adj*

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