bristled

Thân thiện

The cat bristled its fur when it saw the dog.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having bristles; covered with short, stiff hairs or hair-like structures: Describes something that is covered with or characterized by bristles—stiff, coarse hairs or similar sharp, prickly projections. 2. Resembling or suggestive of bristles in appearance or texture: Can describe something that stands up stiffly like bristles.

Examples of Usage

• The bristled surface of the brush was perfect for scrubbing the floor.
• The angry cat's back was bristled, making its fur stand on end.
• He used a bristled tool to clean the mud from his boots.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use (often with 'with'): To be thickly covered or equipped with something, often implying a defensive or aggressive readiness.
  • The proposal was bristled with potential problems. (The proposal had many obvious problems.)
  • The fortress walls bristled with cannons. (The walls were densely equipped with cannons.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bristle (noun): A short, stiff hair, typically on an animal or as part of a brush.
• Bristle (verb): To react with anger or defensiveness; to cause hair or fibers to stand stiffly.
• Bristly (adjective): Similar to 'bristled,' meaning covered with or resembling bristles; can also describe a rough, prickly personality.

Synonyms

• Barbed
• Setaceous
• Spiny
• Thorny
• Prickly
• Bristly

Related Idioms or Phrases

• To bristle at something: To react with immediate anger or irritation to a remark or situation.
  • She bristled at the suggestion that her work was incomplete.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
   • a horse with a short bristly mane
   • bristly shrubs
   • burred fruits
   • setaceous whiskers