a bristly chin

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• bristly — bris|tly [ˈbrısli] adj 1.) bristly hair is short and stiff 2.) a bristly part of your body has short stiff hairs on it ▪ a bristly chin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bristly — adjective 1 bristly hair is short and stiff 2 a bristly part of your body has short stiff hairs on it: a bristly chin …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bristly — [[t]brɪ̱sli[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Bristly hair is thick and rough. His bristly red hair was standing on end. Syn: stubbly 2) ADJ GRADED If a man s chin is bristly, it is covered with bristles because he has not shaved recently. He lifted… …   English dictionary

• bris´tli|ness — bris|tly «BRIHS lee», adjective, tli|er, tli|est. 1. rough with bristles or hair like bristles: »The trapper had a bristly chin after a week in the woods. 2. like bristles: »bristly hair. 3. Figurative. likely to bristle; aroused or easily roused …   Useful english dictionary

• bris|tly — «BRIHS lee», adjective, tli|er, tli|est. 1. rough with bristles or hair like bristles: »The trapper had a bristly chin after a week in the woods. 2. like bristles: »bristly hair. 3. Figurative. likely to bristle; aroused or easily roused to… …   Useful english dictionary

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