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[ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Synonyms

barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred prickly setaceous setose spiny thorny barbed

Examples

"a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits" "setaceous whiskers"

Related terms

armed

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23975
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[ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.

Synonyms

barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred prickly spiny thorny barbed

Examples

"a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits"

Related terms

armed

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Rhymes with

rubbery robbery snobbery barbary bribery shrubbery salisbury

Phonetic and Homophones

B ER1 IY0 beury

Similar Spelling

bury burr bur Buri Bura Buhr buyer burro Burow Burrow bureau

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