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Definition of spiky in English: spiky(also spikey) adjectivespikiest, spikier ˈspʌɪkiˈspaɪki 1Having many spikes or sharp projecting points. Example sentencesExamples - A central column of stone urns filled with spiky plants adds a colonial 1930s elegance.
- All the living areas looked out onto the beautifully landscaped garden, with shrubs, grasses and spiky plants.
- Having experienced unspoilt forest and encountered proboscis monkeys, I found myself face-to-face with a green wall of spikey fronged oil palms.
- Pufferfish can balloon into a spiky sphere within moments of sensing a nearby threat.
- The slender, spikey fish is regarded as having one of the sturdiest and most flexible forms of animal armour.
- Some viruses may also be protected by an outer spikey layer called an envelope.
- Thorny plants are unpleasant to rub against and trimmings from spikey, prickly plants placed under bird-feeders help protect our feathered friends.
- Ooh, what are those strange spiky fruits?
- The rare Boar fish is usually only about 15-20cm long, thick-skinned and spiky.
- The creature scavenges spikey structures from sea sponges and builds a shell out of them.
Synonyms jagged, barbed, serrated, sawtooth, sawtoothed spiny, pointy, sharp - 1.1 Resembling a spike or spikes.
his hair was dark and spiky wear pencil skirts with spikey heels Example sentencesExamples - The suspect is described as a white man, mid-twenties, 5'6" tall, thin build, with dark spiky hair.
- Saint Laurent booties finish it off in fashionable style, and the actress's spiky pixie has never looked better.
- Whether it's spikey, floppy, high-lighted or if he's rocking a full-on beard, he manages to pull off any style with boyband perfection.
- Harper was in a T-shirt, mesh shorts, sneakers and his spiky mohawk.
- The singer's spiky mullet was a big fashion must-have in the 1980s and helped turn him into a pop icon.
- Simply because you prefer hard bristled, spikey toothbrushes it doesn't mean that's what's best for your child.
- She also wore spikey leopard-print booties with the outfit.
- I grew a long, spikey beard.
- A rangy 29-year-old in a baggy blue jumper with spiky blond hair and a pointed beard, he is already something of a German media phenomenon.
- She showed off some leg, as well as her spiky heels, as she headed inside for the festivities
- Their spikey, peroxide blonde locks mean they do have quite a similarity.
2informal Easily offended or annoyed. she sounded spiky and defensive he's a quality player but he's got a bit of a spikey attitude Example sentencesExamples - Jensen's inventive tale features a very real, very spiky protagonist.
- They're quite spiky around each other and find it difficult to open up with each other.
- The performer's notoriously spiky interviews and awards show interventions have also made headlines around the world.
- He may ladle on the mannered affectations but they're laced with a really spiky humour.
- We can only imagine what their estranged and notoriously spiky band leader thinks of it.
- The match was wonderful, very competitive and very spiky, which was just the way Tony would have liked it - it was well played.
- The guy is talented, but very spiky and too wound up to succeed at the highest level.
- His relationship with his fellow referee was always spikey to say the least but the two men do now have one thing in common.
- He developed a rather spiky relationship with the paparazzi and the past year has seen him punch paps and swear at them in his quest to evade them.
- She is captivated by the clever, awkward and occasionally spiky cosmologist.
- I tend to play people who are a bit spiky or abrasive or lack filters, or say what they think.
- I remember the head coach making this point in slightly spiky fashion during a post-match press conference four seasons ago.
Derivatives adverb Dark brown, nearly black hair was matted with blood and stuck spikily over the edges of the crumpled shirt. Example sentencesExamples - During my journey back from the cold depths to the surface water warmed by the summer sun, I spot a large red scorpionfish, its poisonous dorsal spines spikily raised in defiant pose.
- Finally there is the wonderfully irascible Jody who sits spikily in judgement on her hapless friends.
- He shrugs - spikily, clearly determined to live up to his name - and I ask if I've still got 30 minutes, because about eight have now elapsed since we sat down and I haven't managed to ask a single question.
- United had bossed the first half, the five-man midfield which Fergie defends so spikily proving its worth as Leeds barely had a kick in the opening 20 minutes.
noun There is a spikiness to Thompson on the field that tells of his vehement nature; he will not cower from the challenge. Example sentencesExamples - Stems of 18 to 36 inches provide much-needed spikiness in annual arrangements.
- He had explained to her the other day how important it was to get just the right amount of spikiness.
- She continued to look around the foyer, trying to spot his familiar spikiness in the crowd.
- But mixed with this spikiness was rare generosity and kindness of an unstinting kind.
Definition of spiky in US English: spiky(also spikey) adjectiveˈspīkēˈspaɪki 1Having many spikes or sharp projecting points. Example sentencesExamples - Thorny plants are unpleasant to rub against and trimmings from spikey, prickly plants placed under bird-feeders help protect our feathered friends.
- Pufferfish can balloon into a spiky sphere within moments of sensing a nearby threat.
- Ooh, what are those strange spiky fruits?
- Having experienced unspoilt forest and encountered proboscis monkeys, I found myself face-to-face with a green wall of spikey fronged oil palms.
- All the living areas looked out onto the beautifully landscaped garden, with shrubs, grasses and spiky plants.
- The creature scavenges spikey structures from sea sponges and builds a shell out of them.
- A central column of stone urns filled with spiky plants adds a colonial 1930s elegance.
- Some viruses may also be protected by an outer spikey layer called an envelope.
- The slender, spikey fish is regarded as having one of the sturdiest and most flexible forms of animal armour.
- The rare Boar fish is usually only about 15-20cm long, thick-skinned and spiky.
Synonyms jagged, barbed, serrated, sawtooth, sawtoothed - 1.1 Resembling a spike or spikes.
his hair was dark and spiky wear pencil skirts with spikey heels Example sentencesExamples - The singer's spiky mullet was a big fashion must-have in the 1980s and helped turn him into a pop icon.
- The suspect is described as a white man, mid-twenties, 5'6" tall, thin build, with dark spiky hair.
- Their spikey, peroxide blonde locks mean they do have quite a similarity.
- Whether it's spikey, floppy, high-lighted or if he's rocking a full-on beard, he manages to pull off any style with boyband perfection.
- She showed off some leg, as well as her spiky heels, as she headed inside for the festivities
- Simply because you prefer hard bristled, spikey toothbrushes it doesn't mean that's what's best for your child.
- She also wore spikey leopard-print booties with the outfit.
- Saint Laurent booties finish it off in fashionable style, and the actress's spiky pixie has never looked better.
- Harper was in a T-shirt, mesh shorts, sneakers and his spiky mohawk.
- I grew a long, spikey beard.
- A rangy 29-year-old in a baggy blue jumper with spiky blond hair and a pointed beard, he is already something of a German media phenomenon.
2informal Easily offended or annoyed. Example sentencesExamples - Jensen's inventive tale features a very real, very spiky protagonist.
- His relationship with his fellow referee was always spikey to say the least but the two men do now have one thing in common.
- The guy is talented, but very spiky and too wound up to succeed at the highest level.
- She is captivated by the clever, awkward and occasionally spiky cosmologist.
- The performer's notoriously spiky interviews and awards show interventions have also made headlines around the world.
- He developed a rather spiky relationship with the paparazzi and the past year has seen him punch paps and swear at them in his quest to evade them.
- He may ladle on the mannered affectations but they're laced with a really spiky humour.
- I tend to play people who are a bit spiky or abrasive or lack filters, or say what they think.
- We can only imagine what their estranged and notoriously spiky band leader thinks of it.
- The match was wonderful, very competitive and very spiky, which was just the way Tony would have liked it - it was well played.
- I remember the head coach making this point in slightly spiky fashion during a post-match press conference four seasons ago.
- They're quite spiky around each other and find it difficult to open up with each other.
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