bristly

Adjective (2)

1. very irritable“bristly exchanges between the White House and the press”“he became prickly and spiteful”“witty and waspish about his colleagues”Synonyms: pricklyspleneticwaspish
2. 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: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledburredburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythorny