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
  • Sandwiched between the ocean and the Oregon Coast Range, U.S. Route 101 traces the state’s entire coastline, with wide beaches and jagged sea stacks on one side of the road and thickets of evergreen forest on the other.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
  • While icebergs and rocky shorelines dominate the Antarctic coastline that cruise ships navigate, the heart of the continent is another world, one of shimmering blue ice tunnels and crevasses, jagged mountain peaks, and vast moonscapes.
    Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Some have risked their lives and their livelihoods to cover thorny issues affecting their home countries.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 June 2025
  • Expected to go on sale in North America this fall, pricing will be a thorny issue in the era of on-again, off-again, on-again tariffs.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • And my body is stinging as prickly flares of embarrassment radiate from my ribs.
    A'Lelia Bundles June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • The role of the unions in all this is prickly, powerful and not always benign.
    Elizabeth Glazer, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Say goodbye to the scratchy feel and five o’clock shadow.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • This one attaches easily to your carry-on and spares you from those scratchy airline blankets.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
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“Brambly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brambly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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