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Definition of bristlier in English English dictionary
- comparative of bristly
- bristly
- Bristly hair is thick and rough. His bristly red hair was standing on end. = stubbly
- bristly
- {s} stubbly; irritable; having bristles
- bristly
- very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
- bristly
- If a man's chin is bristly, it is covered with bristles because he has not shaved recently. the giant's bristly cheek
- bristly
- Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough
- bristly
- covered with bristles
- bristly
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc ; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
- bristly
- very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues