burrlike

9.1

Having many small hooks or bristles that stick to clothes

adjective
/ˈbɜrˌlaɪk/

: espinoso

The surface of the plant was burrlike, sticking to my clothes as I brushed past.

Examples

The caterpillar's burrlike spines made it difficult for predators to handle.
She described the dog's fur as burrlike due to all the small tangles and debris.
The burrlike plant caught on my clothes.
She noticed a burrlike texture on the surface.
The caterpillar's burrlike spines made it difficult for predators to handle.
The surface of the plant was burrlike, sticking to my clothes as I brushed past.
She described the dog's fur as burrlike due to all the small tangles and debris.

Synonyms

prickly

vsburrlike

14 3.3

Covered with sharp points like thorns that can hurt to touch

tends to mean many small hooking or hairlike projections rather than larger sharp points

thorny

vsburrlike

6 4.2

Covered with sharp points like those on rose bushes

focuses on small hooked or hairlike projections rather than large defensive spines

bristly

vsburrlike

1 4.6

Covered with short, stiff hairs that feel rough

focuses more on having many tiny hooks that catch or cling

bristlelike

vsburrlike

7.7

Having short stiff hairs like a brush

is covered in many tiny hooks or short stiff hairs

burry

vsburrlike

8.8

Having small prickles that stick to clothes or fur

emphasizes many tiny hooking projections rather than larger barbs

burred

vsburrlike

9.1

Covered with many small sharp hooks that stick to clothes or fur

highlights many small hooked or hairy projections instead of occasional spines

hooklike

vsburrlike

4.0

Having a curved end that can catch or hold things like beaks and thorns

focuses on being covered in many tiny grasping projections, not single curves

prickish

vsburrlike

8.4

Having small sharp points that can hurt your skin

is about having tiny hooked or hairlike projections rather than only sharp points

thorn-tipped

vsburrlike

Specialized

6.8

A plant or plant part with a sharp thorn at the tip

describes many tiny hooking or hairy projections over the surface rather than single tips

Antonyms

smooth

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Prickly

thorny

6 4.2

burrlike

9.1

bristly

1 4.6

hairy

134 1.0

smooth

256 1.0

Surface Forms

burrlike positive

Morphology

burrlike = burr (transparent) = burr + like

Clearly formed from the noun 'burr' plus the productive adjective-forming suffix '-like', meaning 'resembling a burr'.

Etymology

Burrlike comes from burr, the small seed or rough edge that sticks to clothes, and the ending -like which means 'similar to'. So burrlike means 'prickly' or 'sticking', something covered in tiny hooks that catch on things.