briary Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
barbed; burry; bristly; briery; setaceous; thorny; barbellate; prickly; spiny; burred; setose; bristled.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers