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- Dictionarybristly/ˈbrɪsli/
adjective
- 1. (of hair or foliage) having a stiff and prickly texture: "he washed his bristly black hair" Similar Opposite
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Bristly means thickly set with bristles or resembling bristles, or inclined to or showing aggressiveness or anger. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of bristly from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Bristly means having short, stiff hairs, especially on the face or body. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms, and see translations in other languages.
Bristly means covered with or resembling bristles, or having a rough or angry temperament. Find synonyms, antonyms, and translations of bristly in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and other languages.
Bristly things are spiky or barbed, like a porcupine. When you get an old-fashioned shoe shine, your shoes will be cleaned with a bristly brush. You can describe a certain type of hair as bristly — if it sticks up in tufts and spikes like a hedgehog's quills.
with short, stiff hairs: He had furry eyebrows and bristly hair. Bristly stubble covered his head and chin. See. bristle. Fewer examples. He ran his fingers through his bristly beard. She's keeping the bristly little pig as a pet. Her husband has a bristly white mustache.
Bristly definition: covered or rough with bristles. . See examples of BRISTLY used in a sentence.
Bristly means having bristles, rough with bristles, or prickly. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of bristly from Collins English Dictionary.
