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bristled

adjective

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

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Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
D
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

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

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