setose

• Seltenes technisches Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das mit Borsten oder steifen Haaren bedeckt ist.

A rare, technical adjective describing something covered with bristles or stiff hairs.

1. Bristly or spinyC2formal

   Covered with stiff, hair-like structures or bristles.

   Borstig oder stachelig

   • The caterpillar's body was setose, providing protection from predators.
   • Botanists noted the setose stem of the plant.
   • The setose surface of the insect's leg helps it grip surfaces.

   Synonymebristledbristlypricklysetaceousspinythorny

   Antonymebaldglabroussmooth