Briary (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She carefully made her way through the briary thickets, avoiding scratches on her legs.
- The briary stems of the pyracantha bush made it an effective barrier against unwanted intruders.
- After a hike through the briary underbrush, he was covered in thorns and scratches.
- The landscape was dotted with briary scrub trees, their branches tangled with thorns.
- She gingerly pruned the briary stems of her favorite rose bush, trying not to get poked.