bristlelike

• Adjectif décrivant quelque chose qui ressemble à des soies, c'est-à-dire des poils courts et raides, ou qui en a les caractéristiques.

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.

   semblable à une soie

   • 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.

   Synonymesbarbellatebristlysetaceoussetose