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   Prick·ly

   /ˈprik(ə)lē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. covered in prickles: "masses of prickly brambles" Similar spikyspikedthornybarbedspinyprongedbristledbristlybriarybramblyburryroughscratchysharptechnical:spiculatespicularaculeatebarbellatespinosespinousmuricatesetaceous
   • ▪ resembling or feeling like prickles: "his hair was prickly and short" Similar spikyspikedthornybarbedspinyprongedbristledbristlybriarybramblyburryroughscratchysharptechnical:spiculatespicularaculeatebarbellatespinosespinousmuricatesetaceous
   • ▪ having or causing a tingling or itching sensation: "my skin feels prickly" Similar tinglytinglingpricklingstingingsmartingitchingitchycreepingcrawling
   • 2. (of a person) ready to take offense: "she came across as prickly and generally difficult" Similar irritableirasciblepeevishfractiousfretfulcrosscrabbedcrabbycrotchetycantankerouscurmudgeonlydisagreeablemiserablemorosepetulantpettishpepperyon edgeedgyimpatientcomplainingquerulousbittermoodyhuffygrumpyscratchyill-temperedbad-temperedill-naturedill-humoredsullensurlysulkysourchurlishtouchytestytetchygrouchysnappishwaspishcrustybiliousliverishdyspepticspleneticcholericinformal:snappychippycrankynarkyrattyeggystroppyshirtywhingywhingeingpeckishsoreheadedsnakyinformal, dated:miffywaxyOpposite affableeasygoing
   • ▪ liable to cause someone to take offense: "this is a prickly subject" Similar problematicawkwardticklishtrickydelicatesensitivedifficulthardbafflingperplexingknottythornytoughtroublesomebothersometryingtaxingirksomevexatiousworryingconcerningcomplicatedcomplexintricateconvolutedinvolvedinformal:stickydodgy

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   • 1. prickliness noun

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   Definitions of prickly. adjective. very irritable. “he became prickly and spiteful”. synonyms: bristly, splenetic, waspish. ill-natured. having an irritable and unpleasant disposition. adjective. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

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   Check pronunciation: prickly. Definition of prickly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   prickly adjective (UNFRIENDLY) informal. unfriendly and easily offended or annoyed: She was asked a couple of questions about her private life and got a little prickly. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not being friendly. abrasive. abrasively.

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   3 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. Synonyms: spiny, barbed, thorny, bristly More Synonyms of prickly. 2. adjective. Someone who is prickly loses their temper or gets upset very easily. You know how prickly she is.

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   1. Having prickles. 2. Prickling or tingling or smarting: a prickly sensation in my foot. 3. a. Causing trouble or vexation; thorny: a prickly situation. b. Bristling or irritable: "In consequence, he became rebarbative, prickly, spiteful" (Robert Craft). prick′li·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   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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