 prickly |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] very irritable | |
| Synonyms: | splenetic waspish bristly | |
| Examples: | "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press" "he became prickly and spiteful" "witty and waspish about his colleagues" |
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| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | |
| Synonyms: | barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred burry setaceous setose spiny thorny barbed | |
| Examples: | "a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits" "setaceous whiskers" |
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| Related terms: | armed | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc. | |
| Synonyms: | barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred burry spiny thorny barbed | |
| Examples: | "a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits" |
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| Related terms: | armed | |
| Similar spelling: |
prickle prickling prosily proclaim Pricilla Pressly preclude proclivity priceless |
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