01 a. Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.
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Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles; rough.“The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly.” — Bacon.
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1 sense
Webster, 1913
Bristly
· Bris·tly
· IPA /ˈbɹɪsli/