bristly
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Fury has grown a bristly beard, which he says provides added strength.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024
But despite its bristly concept, “The End” largely forgoes any direct images of annihilation, settling into a vast underground bunker with seemingly endless resources well after most humans have perished.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024
The other carried a bristly stick, with which they used to scratch the cephalopods’ sensitive skin.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024
What has tusks, bristly hair, and is contaminated with dangerous levels of radiation?
From Science Magazine • Aug. 30, 2023
The upholstery of the iron seats was bristly, and Billy couldn’t sleep much.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Vocabulary lists containing bristly
The One and Only Ivan
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The Lemonade War
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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