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adj. Like a briar; thorny.

adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.

adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

"Spicy, briary hedgerow fruit and nicely firm tannins combine in an inky, dense but impressively vibrant red for red meat and cold evenings."

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barbed    barbellate    briery    bristly    burred    burry    prickly    spiny    thorny