The Clue
Got one's hackles up (8 letter answer)
The Answer
BRISTLED
Tags
Notes
The answer BRISTLED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Became angry
Got one's back up
Got one's dander up
Definition
BRISTLE as a verb:
1. (abound, burst, bristle) = be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
2. (bristle, uprise, stand up) = rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
3. react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"
BRISTLED as an adjective:
1. (barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny) = having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"