briary
Full of thorns
Briary means full of or resembling briars—thorny, tangled shrubs.
A briary patch is overgrown with prickly vegetation: The path led through briary undergrowth.
Figuratively, something briary is thorny or difficult to navigate: a briary legal dispute.
Also spelled briery.
thicket
Thorny wild shrub
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- brushwoodCut or fallen branches
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- shrubberyPlanted area of bushes
copse · tangle · undergrowth · spinney · chaparral · scrubland · hedgerow · briars
bramble
Thorny wild shrub
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- brushwoodCut or fallen branches
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
shrubbery · copse · tangle · undergrowth · spinney · chaparral · scrubland · hedgerow · briars · thornbush
prickly
Spiny or irritable
bristly · spiny · sharp · pointed · jagged · piercing · stinging · needlelike · hooked · serrated
untamed
Not domesticated
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
neglected · uncultivated · feral · rough · rugged · rustic · pastoral · countryside · rambling · sprawling
- briar patchThorny shrub thicket
- briar pipe
- Briar RoseCurse-bound sleeping royal