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bristly
Meaning: covered with short, stiff hairs
bristly in a sentence
How bristly is used in real sentences:
The bristly brush was useful for scrubbing mud from our shoes.
The boar model in the museum had a bristly back covered with stiff hairs.
“Jonas Reed, a clerk with a bristly beard, arrived early to light the iron stove.”
— from the passage The Agreement at Alder Crossing
Synonyms for bristly
Other words for bristly — wiry, stubbly and spiky — carry the same meaning.
- wiry
- stubbly
- spiky
Antonyms of bristly
Words that mean the opposite of bristly:
- smooth
- hairless
Where it comes from
From bristle 'a short, stiff hair' + -y
Memory hook
BRISTLY things are covered in stiff BRISTLES.