bristlingly en · ADV
Etymology
From bristling + -ly.
Meanings
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In a bristling manner.
His disdain for Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder, and theirs for him, was bristlingly clear.
2008 June 15, Maureen Dowd, “W. Regrets Almost Nothing”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bristlingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bristlingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |