bristly

US /ˈbrɪs.li/
UK /ˈbrɪs.li/
"bristly" picture
1.

covered with or as if with bristles; stiff and prickly

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The old man had a short, bristly beard.
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The dog's fur was thick and bristly.
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pricklyspikyroughcoarsestiff
2.

easily offended or annoyed; irritable

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He was in a bristly mood after the long meeting.
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Her tone was rather bristly when she responded.
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irritablegrumpytestypeevishsnappish