Brambly
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Covered in brambles
- 2 Rough; harsh or grating.
"December 2004, "500 Greatest Songs of All Time - Bob Dylan, 'Blowin' in the Wind'", in The Rolling Stone everyone knew the song belonged to the burning-eyed young man who ruled New York's folk scene, and whose recording of it — just his brambly voice and fleet-fingered acoustic-guitar playing — was definitive"
- 1 covered with brambles and ferns and other undergrowth wordnet
Example
More examples"December 2004, "500 Greatest Songs of All Time - Bob Dylan, 'Blowin' in the Wind'", in The Rolling Stone everyone knew the song belonged to the burning-eyed young man who ruled New York's folk scene, and whose recording of it — just his brambly voice and fleet-fingered acoustic-guitar playing — was definitive"
Etymology
From bramble + -y.
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