burry
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bur·ry
(bûr′ē)adj. bur·ri·er, bur·ri·est
Having burs; prickly.
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burry
(ˈbɜːrɪ)adj, -rier or -riest
1. full of or covered in burs
2. resembling burs; prickly
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
bur•ry1
(ˈbɜr i)adj. -ri•er, -ri•est.
1. full of or covered with burs.
2. like a bur.
[1400–50]
bur•ry2
(ˈbɜr i)adj. -ri•er, -ri•est.
characterized by or spoken with a burr.
[1865–70]
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| Adj. | 1. |  burry - having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, setaceous, setose, burred, prickly, barbed, spiny, thorny, bristly armed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns |
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