Definition of Prickly

1. Adjective. Very irritable. "Witty and waspish about his colleagues"

Exact synonyms: Bristly, Splenetic, Waspish
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Spleen

2. Adjective. Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.. "Setaceous whiskers"

Definition of Prickly

1. a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub.

Definition of Prickly

1. having many sharp points [adj -LIER, -LIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prickly

prickier
prickiest
pricking
prickings
prickle
prickle-weed
prickleback
prickled
prickles
prickle cell
pricklier
prickliest
prickliness
pricklinesses
prickling
prickly (current term)
prickly-seeded spinach
prickly ash
prickly custard apple
prickly heat
prickly lettuce
prickly pear
prickly pear cactus
prickly pine
prickly poppy
prickly shield fern
pricks
prickteaser
pricky
prick up

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