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bristly vs bristle

bristle vs bristly

bristly is not a noun while bristle is a noun.

bristly is an adjective but bristle is not an adjective.

bristly is not a verb while bristle is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bristly No Yes No No
bristle Yes No Yes No
bristly (noun) bristle (noun)
a stiff hair
a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
bristly (adjective) bristle (adjective)
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
very irritable
bristly (verb) bristle (verb)
react in an offended or angry manner
rise up as in fear
be in a state of movement or action
have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
Difference between bristly and bristle

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