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BNC: 33623 COCA: 24091

— bristly

/ˈbrɪsli/ adjective bristlier; bristliest
BNC: 33623 COCA: 24091

bristly

adjective

bris·​tly ˈbris-lē How to pronounce bristly (audio)
ˈbri-sə-
bristlier; bristliest
1
a
: thickly set with bristles
a bristly shrub
b
: consisting of or resembling bristles
a bristly mustache
2
: inclined to or showing aggressiveness or anger
a bristly temperament

Example Sentences

although pigs look hairless, they're actually bristly creatures
Recent Examples on the Web Called Utah arrays, they are made of hard silicon and look a bit like the bristly part of a hairbrush. WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022 Thirteen Lives reminds me of Ron Howard's Apollo 13 for its bristly character moments, people caught in extremis. Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Sandstrom’s most recent Squonk is a hairy, wart-covered monster with bristly, unkempt fur, fangs, and ears that curve down submissively. Steven Litt, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2020 Often, as a bonus, a librarian or teacher will lean in to give Daisy a kiss on her bristly snout, to general glee from the young audience. Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019 Three is definitely a crowd when bristly comedian Zadie (Sasheer Zamata) goes for a getaway at her parents’ bed and breakfast with her ex-boyfriend Bradford (Tone Bell) and his current girlfriend, Margo (DeWanda Wise). Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2019 The film’s lively dynamics owe much to the bristly nature of nearly every relationship and interaction in the film. Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2019 Not only were the bones in excellent condition, but so were the rock and soft tissue, which included wing membranes, bristly body feathers, gizzard stones, and even the contents of its last meal in its stomach. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2019 But the larger forces at play—the tug of populism in a brutally competitive political environment and the rise of bristly nativism in a country that increasingly sees itself as a rival to China—will likely affect other foreign companies as well. Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of bristly was in the 15th century
BNC: 33623 COCA: 24091

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