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briery

adjective

Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
11

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈbɹaɪəɹi

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

    “A horse with a short bristly mane”

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Example Sentences

A horse with a short bristly mane
Bristly shrubs
Burred fruits
Setaceous whiskers

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