ADJECTIVE | all | setaceous, barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, spiny, thorny | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. |
---|
Meaning | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "setaceous whiskers" | |
Synonyms | barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, spiny, thorny | |
Broader | armed | (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns |
Spanish | erizado, espinoso, punzante | |
Catalan | eriçat, espinós, punxant | |
Nouns | seta | a stiff hair or bristle |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact