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2 days ago · 1. adjective. Something that is prickly feels rough and uncomfortable, as if it has a lot of prickles. The bunk mattress was hard, the blankets prickly and slightly damp. The grass was prickly and cold. Synonyms: spiny, barbed, thorny, bristly More Synonyms of prickly. 2. adjective.
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4 senses: 1. having or covered with prickles 2. stinging or...
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adjective. , prick·li·er, prick·li·est. full of or armed with prickles. full of troublesome points: a prickly problem. prickling; smarting: a prickly sensation. prickly. / ˈprɪklɪ / adjective. having or covered with prickles. stinging or tingling. bad-tempered or irritable. full of difficulties; knotty. a prickly problem. Discover More.
(informal) (of a person) easily annoyed or offended synonym touchy He can be very prickly. She's still a bit prickly about the whole incident. (of a decision, an issue, etc.) difficult to deal with because people have very different ideas about it synonym thorny Let's move on to the prickly subject of tax reform.
A prickly person or relationship is unfriendly or difficult to deal with: She gets very prickly if you ask her questions about her private life . (Definition of prickly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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prickly /ˈprɪkli/ adjective
pricklier; prickliest
prickly
/ˈprɪkli/
adjective
noun [noncount]
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Definitions of 'prickly' 1. Something that is prickly feels rough and uncomfortable, as if it has a lot of prickles. [...] 2. Someone who is prickly loses their temper or gets upset very easily. [...] 3. A prickly issue or subject is one that is rather complicated and difficult to discuss or resolve. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'prickly'
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Plants prick‧ly /ˈprɪkli/ adjective 1 covered with thin sharp points a plant with prickly leaves see thesaurus at sharp 2 if your skin feels prickly, it stings slightly His skin felt painful and prickly. The base of my neck was prickly with sweat. 3 something that is prickly ...
