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
  • The morning light casts jagged shadows across the pink stone, catching the saguaro spines and illuminating them like desert saints.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • According to one tale, the devil escaped from hell and formed the jagged peaks in one day’s work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Trade could prove equally thorny.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Then there is the thorny issue of Carlos Baleba’s poor form in the middle of the park.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Go Greek with roasted tomatoes and crispy chickpeas with lemon-pepper dressing and a cucumber-olive salad, then hop to Haiti for pork cheeks with epis seasoning and prickly pikliz slaw.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But Bennett is up to something odder and pricklier.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These are made of 100% extra-long-staple Supima cotton, and Lee says the textured material doesn’t feel at all scratchy.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Overheating, scratchy metal utensils, overzealous scrubbing, and some cooking sprays can damage the surface and shorten the pan's lifespan.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Brambly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brambly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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