BRISTLY


Meaning of BRISTLY in English

— bristliness , n.

/bris"lee/ , adj., bristlier, bristliest .

1. covered or rough with bristles.

2. like or resembling bristles.

3. easily antagonized; irascible: a bristly person with few friends.

[ 1585-95; BRISTLE + -Y 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .