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
  • Along the way, Juano offered bits of mountaineering history and recounted legendary first ascents of the jagged peaks surrounding us.
    Scott Yorko, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Karst formations, a porous rock, stick out as jagged protrusions in between lush forest and provide plenty of places for small creatures to hide.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Then comes the real work of actually governing the world’s fourth-largest economy, with the future prime minister inheriting a slate of thorny issues.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The plan treads lightly on thornier topics, like the role of the Palestinian Authority, The New York Times noted.
    Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The environment can get prickly.
    Bryan Price, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Properly constructed, a Martinez is plush with Italian vermouth but still prickly with gin, enjoying the diamond-clarity of a Martini but with the silken luxuriousness of a Manhattan.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Hailing from South East London, the 24-year-old introduced herself voice first — scratchy but honeyed, and impossible to ignore.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Brambly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brambly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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