1a : 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.
People also ask, what is the meaning of bristly in English?
1a : 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. Synonyms & Antonyms More Example Sentences Learn More about bristly.
Furthermore, what does bristly hair mean? Bristly hair is thick and rough. His bristly red hair was standing on end. 2. adjective. If a part of someone's body is bristly, it is covered with bristles because it has not been shaved recently.
Accordingly, what is a bristly person?
easily antagonized; irascible: a bristly person with few friends.
How do you use bristly in a sentence?
Bristly sentence example
- It has two horns and a bristly coat.
- The summits of the hind pair are surmounted by bristly hairs.
- The general ` brown' has a greyish cast, as far as the under fur is concerned, and is overlaid with rich lustrous blackish-brown in places where the long bristly hairs prevail.
