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prickly

[ prik-lee ]

adjective

pricklier, prickliest.
  1. full of or armed with prickles.
  2. full of troublesome points:

    a prickly problem.

  3. prickling; smarting:

    a prickly sensation.



prickly

/ ˈ±è°ùɪ°ì±ôɪ /

adjective

  1. having or covered with prickles
  2. stinging or tingling
  3. bad-tempered or irritable
  4. full of difficulties; knotty

    a prickly problem

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è°ù¾±³¦°ì±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù¾±³¦°ìl¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è°ù¾±³¦°ìl²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prickly1

First recorded in 1570–80; prickle + -y 1
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She describes herself as “prickly and standoffish, selectively extroverted, largely humorless.â€

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The deadpan humor and psychological peril of it all is handled with prickly finesse for a good while, even as the darkness begins to set in on their desires and dreams.

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Orchard Hills’ zone is filled with prickly pear cacti, Japanese honeysuckle and Formosa firethorn.

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Combs was often "prickly", but Evans says power was transforming him.

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One senior figure described the French as "prickly fish" in some of the discussions and said Germany was "effectively out of action" until after its general election later this month.

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