ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cactusy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Cactusy is an adjective meaning (informal) Cactuslike, prickly.

Meaning

(informal) Cactuslike, prickly.

More Meanings

  1. Featuring a cactus or cacti.

Example Sentences

My chest feels cactusy.
Of all the God-forsaken, sandy, cactusy desert regions, my habitat takes the cake.
The spines on aloe vera look cactusy, but they are really faux spines and not likely to prick you at all.
I spent the close of the 1970s presiding over the marriages of just about every dog to every other dog in the cactusy desert north of Tucson.

Word Forms

Synonyms for cactusy

Depending on context, synonyms include cactused.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cactuslike, senticous, prickly, pricky, spiky, aculeated.

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