bristlier
Increasingly rough-textured fur
Bristlier is the comparative form of bristly—having more stiff, rough hairs or a more prickly texture.
A man's chin grows bristlier between shaves.
Figuratively, someone in a bristlier mood is more irritable or defensive than usual: He gets bristlier whenever money comes up.
pricklier
More covered with thorns
- scratchierMore rough-textured
- rougherMore coarse-textured
- coarserMore rough-grained
stubbly · whiskery · spikier · hairier · thornier · barbed · wiry · stiff · raspy · nubby
grumpier
More bad-tempered
snappier · pricklier · irritable · peevish · tetchy · irascible · cantankerous · cross · grouchy · surly