briery
Full of thorns
Briery means full of briers—thorny shrubs or tangled undergrowth.
A briery path is overgrown with prickly vegetation.
The word extends to anything resembling briers: rough, scratchy, or difficult to navigate.
The briery thicket tore at her clothes.
Also spelled briary.
Thorny wild shrub
- blackberryAggregate fruit from thorny canes
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- thicketDense shrub cluster
underbrush · copse · heath · hedgerow · woodland · wilderness · untamed · gorse
Having sharp projections
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- pointedTapering to a tip
- barbedHaving sharp projections
spiny · thistly · brambled · scratchy · bristly · jagged · serrated · piercing
Dense shrub cluster
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- entwinedWrapped around one another
matted · knotted · overgrown · dense · impenetrable · intertwined · enmeshed · interlaced
bramble
Thorny wild shrub
- blackberryAggregate fruit from thorny canes
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
thicket · underbrush · copse · heath · hedgerow · woodland · wilderness · untamed · gorse · chaparral
spiky
Having sharp projections
barbed · spiny · thistly · brambled · scratchy · bristly · jagged · serrated · piercing · stinging
thicket
Dense shrub cluster
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
entwined · matted · knotted · overgrown · dense · impenetrable · intertwined · enmeshed · interlaced · gnarled
hedge
Boundary of planted shrubs
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
border · boundary · perimeter · obstacle · impediment · screen · partition · windbreak · property line · living fence
brieryclear
Without obstruction or fog
passable · open · unobstructed · accessible · traversable