prickly

Speech parts

1. prickly - Noun

2. prickly - Adjective

3. prickly - Adverb

4. prickly - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spiny thorny burry sharp barbed bristly bristled waspish splenetic setaceous briery setose barbellate briary burred
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Antonyms

simple slippy easy accessible smooth WET
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Phrases with the word

prickly nightshade cold prickly prickly acacia prickly artichoke prickly mountain-moss prickly russian thistle

Derivatives

pricklier prickliest

Examples

a horse with a short bristly mane Source: Internet

bristly shrubs Source: Internet

burred fruits Source: Internet

setaceous whiskers Source: Internet

bristly exchanges between the White House and the press Source: Internet

he became prickly and spiteful Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prickling sensation pricklingly pricklouse prickly acacia prickly amaranth prickly artichoke