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
  • In a profession that lives at the jagged edge of justice and humanity, showing up matters.
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
  • The end of the branch shows a smooth cut, but the bark layer has a jagged appearance.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • That said, the negative reputation surrounding the last lines in Jones’ thorny adaptation — a punch-up from Ellison’s original text that’s meaner and more sexist, no doubt — seems outsized.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
  • However, women's health tech and privacy is a thorny issue.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • With a prickly bubble, Fever Tree leapt to the top of our tasters’ lists almost immediately.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2025
  • Season 7, released in April, continued the show’s prickly use of digital avatars and machine learning as plot devices for stories about moviemaking, video games and even attending a funeral.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • There’s lots of Alcantara and lovely leather throughout, but scratchy plastics could be felt low on the doors and under the dash.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • There were only a few students and their sound was still a bit squeaky and scratchy.
    Mará Rose Williams July 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
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“Brambly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brambly. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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