bristlelike

• Borstenartig; wie Borsten beschaffen, das heißt aus kurzen, steifen Haaren oder Fasern bestehend oder daran erinnernd.

An obsolete adjective describing something that resembles or is characteristic of a bristle (a short, stiff hair or filament).

1. Resembling a bristleC1formal

   Having a stiff, short, and prickly texture or appearance, similar to a bristle.

   Borstenartig

   • The plant's leaves are bristlelike and sharp to the touch.
   • The animal's fur had a bristlelike quality, standing up when threatened.
   • The artist used a brush with bristlelike fibers to create texture.

   Synonymebarbellatebristlysetaceoussetose