Synonyms for bristly
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Covered with bristles.
Related words
- Word family
- bristliness
Example sentences
- bearded There were several bearded men in the park.
- prickly A thistle is like a prickly person, lots of spines.
- spiny I'm allergic to Japanese spiny lobster.
- bristled Mary bristled with rage after Tom broke her vase.
- hairy Dan once got bitten by one of his big hairy spiders.
- bristling This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.
By length
- 5 letters
- hairy2, spiny2, burry2
- 6 letters
- barbed1, thorny2, hispid, setose, briery
- 7 letters
- bearded2, prickly2, waspish
- 8 letters
- bristled2
- 9 letters
- bristling3, splenetic, setaceous
- 10 letters
- barbellate
- 11 letters
- bristlelike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hairy2 = 2 syllables).