Comparative form of brambly; more covered with brambles or prickly shrubs than something else.
From 'bramble' (from Old English 'brembel') plus the comparative suffix '-ier'. Brambles are thorny wild shrubs.
Brambles have been humans' nemesis forever—medieval castles were sometimes surrounded by them on purpose as a natural, painful fence that would shred anyone trying to attack!
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