bristled

(s) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
- a horse with a short bristly mane
- bristly shrubs
- burred fruits
- setaceous whiskers
barbellate, briary, briery, burred, burry, setaceous, setose, barbed, bristly, prickly, spiny, thorny,

Synonyms

barbellate briary briery burred burry setaceous setose barbed bristly prickly spiny thorny

Words of close approximity

bristle bristly