Definitions for bristly
ˈbrɪs librist·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspishadjective

   very irritable

   "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"

2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thornyadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bristlyadjective

   Covered with bristles.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bristlyadjective

   Thick set with bristles.

   Etymology: from bristle.

   The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly, which may help to preserve the dew. Francis Bacon, Natural Hist.

   If the eye were so acute as to rival the finest microscope, the sight of our own selves would affright us; the smoothest skin would be beset all over with rugged scales and bristly hairs. Richard Bentley.

   Thus mastful beech the bristly chestnut bears,
   And the wild ash is white with bloomy pears. John Dryden, Virg.

   The careful master of the swine,
   Forth hasted he to tend his bristly care. Alexander Pope, Odyss. b. xiv.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bristly

   Bristly refers to being covered with short, stiff hairs or spines, similar to a brush. It can also describe someone or something that displays a prickly or rough attitude or characteristic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bristlyadjective

   thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough

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How to pronounce bristly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bristly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bristly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bristly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bristly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bristly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bristly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bristly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bristly