barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
(adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; “a horse with a short bristly mane”; “bristly shrubs”; “burred fruits”; “setaceous whiskers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
setaceous (comparative more setaceous, superlative most setaceous)
Of, relating to, or resembling a seta or bristle; bristly.
Source: Wiktionary
Se*ta"ceous, a. Etym: [L. seta a bristle: cf. F. sétacé.]
1. Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail.
2. Bristelike in form or texture; as, a setaceous feather; a setaceous leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
