Dictionary

brambly en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English bramble Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English brambly From bramble + -y.

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (5)

cy drysïog (covered in brambles) · ga driseach (covered in brambles) · cy mierog (covered in brambles) · ca bardissenc (covered in brambles) · it dumoso (covered in brambles)