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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 can mean covered with sharp points, unfriendly and easily offended, or complicated and difficult. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
- English (US)
PRICKLY meaning: 1. covered with prickles: 2. unfriendly and...
- Znaczenie Prickly, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
prickly definicja: 1. covered with prickles: 2. unfriendly...
- Prickly: Vietnamese Translation
prickly - translate into Vietnamese with the...
- Prickly: Japanese Translation
prickly translate: とげだらけの, とげだらけの. Learn more in the...
- Prickly: German Translation
prickly translate: stachelig, prickelnd. Learn more in the...
- Prickly: Czech Translation
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- Prickly: Danish Translation
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- Prickly: French Translation
PRICKLY translate: épineux/-euse, épineux, hérissé, cuisant....
- English (US)
Prickly means full of or covered with prickles, or marked by slight stinging or tingling. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and phrases of prickly.
Prickly things are sharp and spiky, while prickly people are quick to be offended or irritated. Ouch! A prickly tag in the collar of your new shirt can make you uncomfortable all day, and so can a prickly co-worker whose feelings seem to get hurt by everything you say.
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.
Prickly can mean having or covered with prickles, stinging or tingling, bad-tempered or irritable, or full of difficulties or knotty. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of prickly with Collins English Dictionary.
Prickly means having or covered with prickles, or causing trouble or vexation. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of prickly in different languages and contexts.
Definition of prickly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
