1. bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish

very irritable

Example Sentences:
'bristly exchanges between the White House and the press'
'he became prickly and spiteful'
'witty and waspish about his colleagues'

Synonyms

• bristly
• splenetic
• waspish

2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny

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

Example Sentences:
'a horse with a short bristly mane'
'bristly shrubs'
'burred fruits'
'setaceous whiskers'

Synonyms

• barbed
• barbellate
• briary
• briery
• bristled
• bristly
• burred
• burry
• setaceous
• setose
• spiny
• thorny