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[ adjective ] bristling with perplexities

Examples

"the thorny question of states' rights"

Related terms

difficult

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

Examples

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

Related terms

armed

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

Examples

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

Related terms

armed

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