English Explanatory Dictionary

prickly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covered with sharp points.
  2. Easily irritated.
  3. Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.
adv
  1. In a prickly manner.
noun
  1. Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-prickly.wav

Word forms

prickly pricklier prickliest more prickly most prickly pricklies

Etymology

From prickle + -y.

Synonyms

thorny spiny

Related words

prick

Derived words

nonprickly prickliness prickly ash prickly chaff flower prickly comfrey prickly glasswort prickly hakea prickly heat prickly heath prickly hornwort prickly lettuce prickly nightshade prickly oak prickly pear prickly pear cactus prickly pine prickly poison prickly poppy prickly saltwort prickly sculpin prickly-seeded spinach prickly shark prickly shield fern prickly tang prickly thrift unprickly western prickly juniper cold prickly
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