bristly

Advances by Gillette that made everyday shaving less painful—and the rise of bristly adversaries like Stalin and Hitler—drove American politicians into a long period of clean-shavedness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Idris makes his rookie character bristly yet endearing, with the thin-skinned transparency of a generation raised to measure its worth in likes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

Fury has grown a bristly beard, which he says provides added strength.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

But despite its bristly concept, “The End” largely forgoes any direct images of annihilation, settling into a vast underground bunker with seemingly endless resources well after most humans have perished.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024

He had on blue shorts and a white T-shirt, and his hair was cut so close to his head that it was bristly and shone in the light.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

With his wispy white hair, a bristlier white beard and red-rimmed eyes, he has the look of a gentleman rabbit, not a warlike royal.

From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2015

In the evening, calling to make polite inquiries as to his health, I found him still in bed looking grimier and bristlier than the night before.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

He looked bristlier than ever, and was plainly in a state of joyous excitement.

From The Red Hand of Ulster by Birmingham, George A.