birsy

B3I1R1S1Y4
UK/ˈbɜːsɪ/

adjective

bristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear).

“A big, birsy, gray wolf looked over its two fallen comrades, then all at once it lifted its gaze and looked John straight in the eyes, letting out a low guttural snarl.”

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Meanings

adjectivebirsy (comparative birsier, superlative birsiest)

comparative birsier · superlative birsiest

  1. Scotlandbristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear).

    A big, birsy, gray wolf looked over its two fallen comrades, then all at once it lifted its gaze and looked John straight in the eyes, letting out a low guttural snarl.

    1 more example

    Raw upon raw the birsy bere, Rax't up, sae routh and green.

    2000, William Soutar, Into a Room: Selected Poems of William Soutar https://books.google.ru/books?id=5zAeAQAAIAAJ&q=birsy&dq=birsy&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEj--U8K3LAhXHGCwKHcAuAek4ChDoAQgqMAM

Origin

From birse + -y (“having the quality of”).

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APA

birsy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birsy

MLA

“birsy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birsy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birsy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birsy.

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