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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Adjective
  • There is nothing quite like the view from Monterey Bay—jagged coastline and evergreens framing a strip of blue.
    Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Visitors will find themselves with jaws agape at the striking jagged mountain peaks, looming glaciers, and slick icebergs, all set to the backdrop of moody, misty weather—this is a photographer’s dream adventure.
    Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But that would create a thorny conflict of interest for Denholm and her fellow directors, with Musk seeking — not for the first time — to use Tesla to subsidize one of his less-profitable ventures.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Redford’s rise to the top was all the more remarkable given his penchant for characters who were aloof, sardonic, even thorny.
    Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So start scrolling to discover the products our touchiest of testers trust with their prickly complexions.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • When the sun sets in the Pacific Northwest, indigo skies push up against a treeline of prickly Douglas firs and spacious hemlocks.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Sashay’s other trademark, beyond the glasses and the perpetual sense of exhaustion, is her endearing, distinctively scratchy voice.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • One of the most poignant choices is to intercut scratchy film of the train that in 1921 transported the Unknown Soldier to Rome in a coffin draped with patriotic banners and flowers, to be enshrined in the Altar of the Fatherland with an eternal flame at the Vittorio Emanuele II monument.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Brambly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brambly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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