Definition
briery
adjective
- full of or covered with briars; thorny
- resembling or characteristic of briars; difficult or troublesome
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The briery hedge along the fence kept intruders away.
- We had to push through briery undergrowth to reach the trail.
- The path became increasingly briery as we ventured deeper into the woods.
- Her briery disposition made her unpopular with her classmates.
- The negotiations proved to be a briery affair, full of complications.