BRISTLY


Meaning of BRISTLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbris-lē, ˈbri-sə- ]

adjective

( bris·tli·er ; -est )

Date: 1589

1.

a. : thickly set with bristles

a bristly shrub

b. : consisting of or resembling bristles

a bristly mustache

2. : inclined to or showing aggressiveness or anger

a bristly temperament

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.