Bristled and Fretted

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

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Fretted and bristled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fretted" instead a verb "Bristled".

Nearby Words: bristle, bristly, bristling

Fretted adjective - Having frets.

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Bristled and fretted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bristled" instead a verb "Fretted".

Nearby Words: fret, fretting

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