单词 | bristly |
释义 | bristlyadj. 1. a. Set with bristles or short stiff hairs; setose. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adverb] > bristle bristly1591 hispidly1870 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adjective] > hairiness > bristly bristleda1300 bristly1591 hispid1647 setigerous1656 setose1661 awny1786 setiform1816 setous1822 setulose1826 setiferous1828 setulous1852 hispidulous1854 setiparous1870 setuliform1879 setal1891 setaceous- 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Erizado Rough, bristly. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §781 The leaves..are somewhat bristly. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 74 The Mastful Beech the bristly Chestnut bears. 1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xvi. 994 The roaming Lyon meets a bristly Boar. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 15 Capsule globose, sessile, bristly. b. figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] irrec825 gramec893 wemodc897 wrothc950 bolghenc1000 gramelyc1000 hotOE on fireOE brathc1175 moodyc1175 to-bollenc1175 wrethfulc1175 wraw?c1225 agrameda1300 wrathfula1300 agremedc1300 hastivec1300 irousa1340 wretheda1340 aniredc1350 felonc1374 angryc1380 upreareda1382 jealous1382 crousea1400 grieveda1400 irefula1400 mada1400 teena1400 wraweda1400 wretthy14.. angryc1405 errevousa1420 wrothy1422 angereda1425 passionatec1425 fumous1430 tangylc1440 heavy1452 fire angry1490 wrothsomea1529 angerful?1533 wrothful?1534 wrath1535 provoked1538 warm1547 vibrant1575 chauffe1582 fuming1582 enfeloned1596 incensed1597 choleric1598 inflameda1600 raiseda1600 exasperate1601 angried1609 exasperated1611 dispassionate1635 bristlinga1639 peltish1648 sultry1671 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 nangry1681 ugly1687 sorea1694 glimflashy1699 enraged1732 spunky1809 cholerous1822 kwaai1827 wrathy1828 angersome1834 outraged1836 irate1838 vex1843 raring1845 waxy1853 stiff1856 scotty1867 bristly1872 hot under the collar1879 black angry1894 spitfire1894 passionful1901 ignorant1913 hairy1914 snaky1919 steamed1923 uptight1934 broigus1937 lemony1941 ripped1941 pissed1943 crooked1945 teed off1955 ticked off1959 ripe1966 torqued1967 bummed1970 1872 Daily News 25 July An intelligent and acceptable Republic—not that fierce and chafing thing made up of bristly laws. 1872 Globe 5 Aug. That kind of bristly temper which is always on the look-out for causes of offence. 2. Of the nature of or like bristles. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > having points like prickles or bristles > of the nature of bristles bristly1593 1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Eij On his bow-backe, he hath a battell set, Of brisly pikes. View more context for this quotation a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) II. 65 If I Have bristlie haire. 1735 W. Somervile Chace ii. 58 Rough bristly Stubbles. 1857 W. Collins Dead Secret I. iii. i. 143 A ring of bristly iron-grey hair projected like a collar. 3. Thickly set with sharp or defiant points. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > covered with projecting points bristling1597 horrent1667 bristled1676 bristly1864 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 268 The Chevalier..scans a little the frowning buttresses, bristly with guns. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1591 |
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