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bristly(adjective, tricky, complicated, prickly, thorny)
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prickly(adjective, sharp, acute, cutting, thorny)
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thorny(adjective, sharp, fine, acute, cutting)
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spiny(adjective, sharp, acute, cutting, thorny)
8
barbed(adjective, keen, sharp, fine, acute)
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burred
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setaceous
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barbellate
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briary
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bristled
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burry
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setose
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sharp(adjective, keen, fine, acute, piercing)
3
thistly(adjective, sharp, thorny)
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acuate
2
acuminous
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apical
2
biting
2
brambly(adjective, tricky, complicated, thorny, spiky)
2
echinate(adjective, sharp, thorny)
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