11
bristly
10
prickly(adjective, roughness)
10
setose(adjective, roughness, spiny, hispid)
8
barbed
8
barbellate(adjective, spiny, hispid)
8
spiny(adjective, hispid)
8
thorny
7
briery
7
bristled
6
briary
6
burred
6
burry
3
hairy(adjective, roughness)
3
hirsute(adjective, roughness)
3
hispid(adjective, roughness, spiny)
2
biting
2
nipping
2
spinous
2
strigose
1
acanthoid
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