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bristly adjective [ ˈbrɪsli ]

• (of hair or foliage) having a stiff and prickly texture.
• "he washed his bristly black hair"
Similar: prickly, spiky, spiked, thorny, scratchy, stiff, briary, brambly, stubbly, hairy, fuzzy, unshaven, whiskered, whiskery, bewhiskered, bearded, hirsute, rough, coarse, hispid,
Opposite: smooth, clean-shaven,


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