briary

Adjective
Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythorny

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: barbedbarbellatebrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythornyOpposite unarmedSimilar armed

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

briary adjective

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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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