brambly

as in jagged
having leaves or branches which are likely to cause a scratch be careful of the brambly blackberry bushes

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  • The highest point, a jagged cluster called the Bavella Needles, soars more than 6,000 feet.
    Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Now, an apologetic Martin, who says the damage to the bluff was unintentional, has won city of Miami approval for an unprecedented fix — hiring a skilled stonemason to recreate the missing top two-and-a-half feet of the exposed, naturally jagged rock outcropping.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • Who exactly is going to be part of DOGE is a particularly thorny issue, because there are technically two DOGEs.
    Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Kevin Lamarque | Reuters As U.S. President Donald Trump looks to immediately fix his greatest political and economic bugbears, the thorny issue of NATO defense spending is likely to quickly return to the global fore.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The cast does commendable work bringing their characters to life: Ashe’s Elham is ferocious, prickly, and competitive; Tabbal’s Omid is lovable but too good; Lalezarzadeh’s Goli is young, bright-eyed, yet wise; Pooya’s Roya is queenly, imposing, and devoted.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But the Path of Exile community is also pretty prickly, and many are calling for GGG to take action against him for boosting or account sharing as that’s against TOS and other players would be banned for it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Evidence of this residue can be seen as water spots or etching glass surfaces, clean laundry that feels stiff and scratchy, and toilet bowl rings that trap bacteria.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Short-Term Effects of Inhaling Wildfire Smoke Breathing smoke can cause irritation in the airways, with symptoms such as coughing, a sore or scratchy throat and wheezing.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Brambly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brambly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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