bristly

English

Alternative forms

brisly

Etymology

From Middle English bristli, brustly, equivalent to bristle +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪsli/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

bristly (comparative bristlier, superlative bristliest)

Covered with bristles.
Easily antagonized; irascible; prone to bristling.

Derived terms

Translations

covered with bristles

Catalan: cerrut
Esperanto: hirta
Irish: guaireach, mosach
Latin: saetōsus
Russian: щети́нистый (ru) (ščetínistyj), жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij), колю́чий (ru) (koljúčij)
Swedish: borstig (sv)
Turkish: kıllı (tr)
Welsh: gwrychog, gwrychlyd

easily antagonized; irascible; prone to bristling

Irish: mosach

Anagrams

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