briery
Example Sentences
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The result is a briery, humor-speckled portrait of a roughhewn U.S. eccentric who lived only for the kill.
From Time Magazine Archive
His drawling, "God-gifted" voice has been variously described as "warty," "briery," "wood-raspy," and even "like a shoebox full of bullfrogs."
From Time Magazine Archive
The empire was briery threatened last spring when a Corsican hood named Michel Defendin loudly announced his intention of "conquering the Place Pigalle."
From Time Magazine Archive
The undergrowth was a nuisance, being composed of pea-vines, clover, nettles, cane and briery berry bushes.
From A Virginia Scout by D. C. Hutchison
Here he loves to hide in such low, briery, bushy tangles as the chat and catbird choose.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan
