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[syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
briary \briary\ adj.
1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or
spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.
Syn: barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry,
prickly, spiny, thorny.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
briary
adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or
spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short
bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits";
"setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate,
briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred,
burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny,
thorny]