bristly

adj

1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

e.g. a horse with a short bristly mane
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers

Synonym: barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledburredburrypricklysetosesetaceousspinythorny

2. very irritable

e.g. bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
he became prickly and spiteful
witty and waspish about his colleagues

Synonym: pricklyspleneticwaspish

1. （毛发）粗硬的
Bristly hair is thick and rough.

e.g. His bristly red hair was standing on end.
他粗硬的红头发根根直立。

2. （下巴）多胡茬儿的，多硬毛的
If a man's chin is bristly, it is covered with bristles because he has not shaved recently.

e.g. ...the giant's bristly cheek.
那个巨人胡须浓密的面颊

1. bristly的反义词

1. 具刚毛的：bristletail 蛀虫 | bristly 具刚毛的 | Bristol board 优质纸板

2. 刚毛状的：bristle worms 多毛类 | bristly 刚毛状的 | brittlestars 蛇尾类

3. 剛毛質：bony fish-硬骨魚 | bristly-剛毛質の | bronchi-気管支

4. 有刚毛的：bristly 如刚毛的 | bristly 有刚毛的 | bristlyserried 林立的