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bristly

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1. a. Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough. Source: opted
2. adj. very irritable Source: wordnet
3. adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Source: wordnet
4. THick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough. The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly. Bacon. Source: webster
5. THick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles;rough.The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly. Bacon. Source: adambom

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bristles hairs resembling rough set thick bacon black leaves mulberry somewhat barbs covered irritable protective quills setae spines thorns

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bristlecone pine bristled bristlegrass bristlelike bristlet

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