Briery and Forthright

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Briery adjective - Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc..

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Forthright is an antonym for briery in knifelike topic.

Nearby Word: brier

Forthright adjective - Free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions.

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Briery is an antonym for forthright.

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Forthright and Briery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/briery/forthright

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