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[ prik-lee ] / ˈprɪk li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prickly ON THESAURUS.COM
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. Origin of pricklyFirst recorded in 1570–80; prickle + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM pricklyprick·li·ness, nounun·prick·ly, adjectiveWords nearby pricklypricking, prickle, prickleback, prickle cell, prickle cell layer, prickly, prickly ash, prickly heat, prickly pear, prickly poppy, prick-post Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pricklyShe used electrolysis to banish the prickly hair from her delicate face. Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST I missed Don's chiseled mug and Roger's blithe wisecracks and Peggy's prickly chutzpah. Mad Men’s Dramatic Déjà Vu: ‘Time Zones’ Feels Redundant|Andrew Romano|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Children are not idealized: they are resourceful but prickly, cunning but confused. Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Wind Rises’: An Anime Icon Bows Out|Andrew Romano|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Music critic and former MTV News anchor Kurt Loder pays tribute to the prickly, brilliant Velvet Underground front man. American Poet: Remembering Lou Reed|Kurt Loder|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is one of those shot-across-the-bow editorials, but of an especially intense and prickly sort. Washington Post on Hagel|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Well, you'd a died to see dad get up out of that prickly cactus and take the lead for good old Rome. Peck's Bad Boy Abroad|George W. Peck It would, he felt, be so refreshing—so delicious after the hot night and the sensations of prickly heat. Rob Harlow's Adventures|George Manville Fenn The moment the holding of Constantinople comes along the French and the Russians will be very jealous and prickly. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton The sun grew hotter with every hour's travel; the trail became more dusty; the prickly sage looked more browned and withered. On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward It is like requesting me to smile sweetly when grasping the fruit of a chestnut tree which wears a prickly overcoat. The House of the Misty Star|Fannie Caldwell Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for prickly
adjective -lier or -liesthaving or covered with prickles stinging or tingling bad-tempered or irritable full of difficulties; knottya prickly problem Derived forms of pricklyprickliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pricklycomplicated, knotty, nettlesome, tricky, ticklish, touchy, grumpy, cantankerous, edgy, annoying, barbed, bothersome, bristly, intricate, involved, pointed, sharp, stimulating, troublesome, trying |