Prickly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prickly is an adjective meaning Covered with sharp points.
Meaning
Covered with sharp points.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Easily irritated.
- (figurative) Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.
- In a prickly manner.
- (colloquial) Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.
Example Sentences
It was a prickly situation.
Dad, I need to ride on your shoulders because the pricklies hurt my feet.
He has a prickly personality. He doesn't get along with people because he is easily set off.
The prickly pear is a cactus; you have to peel it before eating it to remove the spines and the tough skin.
Word Forms
- pricklier
- prickliest
- pricklies
Synonyms for prickly
Depending on context, synonyms include thorny, spiny, bristly, bristled, ill-natured, splenetic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bristly, bristled, armed, splenetic, ill-natured, thorny.
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