Briery
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A place where briers grow.
Full of briers; rough; thorny. Also
briary
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Full of briers; thorny.
noun.
A place where briers grow.
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adjective.
Alternative spelling of
briary
.
noun.
A place where
briars
grow.
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adjective.
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Word Usage
"BRIERY: I usually think of California Zinfandel rather than Bordeaux when the term briery comes into play."
Equivalent
armed
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
anteaters
bandicoot
brambly
brier
entangling
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
brambly
briary
thorny