BRISTLINESS Synonyms

• language or humor that is down-to-earth

• the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

• looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

• the quality of lacking taste and refinement

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• an unpolished unrefined quality

• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

• rowdy behavior

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

• harsh or severe speech or behavior

• the property of being big and strong

• the quality of being topologically uneven

• the quality of being difficult to do

• a quick and penetrating intelligence

• the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

• a strong odor or taste property

• the quality of being keenly and painfully felt

• thinness of edge or fineness of point

• the quality of being sharp and clear

• harshness of manner

• the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity

• the quality of being unbalanced

• the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines

• the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines

• a rough and bitter manner

• The property of being full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points.