bristly vs setose

bristly and setose both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bristly	No	Yes	No	No
setose	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, bristly and setose are synonyms defined as:

bristly and setose: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Other synonyms of bristly include barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, spiny, thorny.

bristly (adjective)	setose (adjective)
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
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