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- Dictionaryprickly/ˈprɪkli/
adjective
- 1. covered in prickles: "masses of prickly brambles" Similar
- 2. (of a person) ready to take offence: "she came across as prickly and generally difficult" Similar Opposite
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PRICKLY definition: 1. covered with prickles: 2. unfriendly and easily offended or annoyed: 3. complicated and…. Learn more.
adjective. prick· ly ˈpri-k (ə-)lē. pricklier; prickliest. Synonyms of prickly. 1. : full of or covered with prickles. especially : distinguished from related kinds by the presence of prickles. 2. : marked by prickling : stinging. a prickly sensation. 3. a. : troublesome, vexatious. prickly issues. b. : easily irritated. had a prickly disposition.
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.
Prickly definition: full of or armed with prickles. . See examples of PRICKLY used in a sentence.
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. American English : prickly / ˈprɪkli /
Definition of prickly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PRICKLY definition: 1. covered with prickles: 2. A prickly person or relationship is unfriendly or difficult to deal…. Learn more.
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.
prickly meaning, definition, what is prickly: covered with thin sharp points: Learn more.
Stinging; smarting; tingling. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Causing trouble or vexation; thorny. A prickly situation. American Heritage. Bristling or irritable. American Heritage. Covered with sharp points. Prickly pear is a cactus, you have to peel it before eating it to remove the spines and the tough skin. Wiktionary.
