"birsy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɜːsɪ/ [UK] Forms: birsier [comparative], birsiest [superlative]
Etymology: birse + -y (“having the quality of”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|birse|-y|t2=having the quality of}} birse + -y (“having the quality of”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} birsy (comparative birsier, superlative birsiest)
  1. (Scotland) bristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear). Tags: Scotland

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