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bris·tly 
[bris-lee] Pronunciation Key
[bris-lee] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| bris·tly
(brĭs'lē) Pronunciation Key
adj. bris·tli·er, bris·tli·est
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| bristly | |
adjective | |
| 1. | very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" |
| 2. | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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