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   Bris·tly

   /ˈbrislē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of hair or foliage) having a stiff and prickly texture: "he washed his bristly black hair" Similar pricklyspikyspikedthornyscratchystiffbriarybramblystubblyhairyscratchyfuzzyunshavenwhiskeredwhiskerybewhiskeredbeardedhirsuteroughcoarsepricklytechnical:hispidOpposite smoothclean-shaven
   • ▪ covered with short, stiff hairs: "he rubbed his bristly chin"

   Derivatives

   • 1. bristliness noun

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