birsy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːsɪ/

Adjective

birsy (comparative birsier, superlative birsiest)

1. (Scotland) 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.

   • 2000, William Soutar, Into a Room: Selected Poems of William Soutar [1]:

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

References

collinsdictionary.com

Anagrams

• Irbys