What is another word for briary?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈa͡ɪ͡əɹi] (IPA)

"Briary" is an adjective that is used to describe something that is covered with, or having, thorns or prickly shrubs. When looking for synonyms to describe something as "briary," words like thorny, prickly, spiky, and bristled come to mind. Alternatives could include jagged, barbed, rugged, spiny, or tough. Each of these substitute words is typically used to describe something that poses a rough or prickly obstacle. Although they may vary slightly in meaning, they all convey a sense of sharpness, roughness, or difficulty. Other synonyms for "briary" could include, but are not limited to, bushy, overgrown, thistly, and weedy.

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What are the hypernyms for Briary?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for briary?

Briary means covered in prickly or thorny plants. Some common antonyms for this word are smooth, soft, and gentle. A place with no prickly plants can be described as smooth or gentle. Briary refers to rough, uneven, or unwelcoming ground. The opposite of briary could be a place with a well-manicured lawn or a well-groomed garden. Briary refers to the presence of thorns and spines, and antonyms like non-thorny or non-prickly are good alternatives. Places with no briars are lovely to stroll through, relax or have picnics and outdoor activities. Nevertheless, briary forests and woodland areas have their charm and peculiarities that make them unique.

What are the antonyms for Briary?

  • adj.

    noun
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Usage examples for Briary

Full in the faith that the entrance to King Arthur's hall had now been discovered, he cleared the briary portal of its weeds and rubbish, and entering a vaulted passage, followed in his darkling way the thread of his clew.
"Northumberland Yesterday and To-day"
Jean F. Terry
The Quaker's respectable grey head had twice disappeared between his forelegs in a brace of most unsettling bucks, and all my experiences at the riding-school at Sandhurst did not prepare me for the sensation of jumping a briary wall with a heavy drop into a lane so narrow that each horse had to turn at right angles as he landed.
"Some Experiences of an Irish R.M."
E. OE. Somerville Martin Ross
For my part, had there been an entire circus behind me, I was far too much occupied with ramming on my hat and trying to hold Sorcerer, to have looked round, and all my spare faculties were devoted to steering for Flurry, who had taken a right-handed turn, and was at that moment surmounting a bank of uncertain and briary aspect.
"Some Experiences of an Irish R.M."
E. OE. Somerville Martin Ross

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