Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bristled

/bɹˈɪsəld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: bris-tled
IPA: /bɹˈɪsəld/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bristle

adj

Having bristles

Etymology

From Middle English bristled, ibrustled, iburstled, equivalent to bristle + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bristled
Suffix: bristle

Inflected Forms

more bristled (comparative) most bristled (superlative)

Derived Forms

unbristled

Synonyms

barbed barbellate briary briery bristly burred burry prickly setose setaceous spiny thorny

Rhymes With

whistled

Questions

How do you pronounce bristled?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈɪsəld/.
What does bristled mean?: simple past and past participle of bristle
Where does bristled come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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