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pricklier Definition


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prickly
adj pricklier, prickliest
    1. Covered with or full of prickles.
      Thesaurus: thorny, brambly, spiny, barbed, bristly, sharp, scratchy, jaggy; Antonym: smooth.
    2. Causing prickling.
    3. colloq
      Said of a person: irritable; over-sensitive.
      Thesaurus: grumpy, cantankerous, peevish, edgy, touchy, short-tempered, petulant; Antonym: easy-going.
    4. Said of a topic: liable to cause controversy.
      Thesaurus: complicated, touchy, intricate, tricky, difficult, involved, troublesome; Antonym: simple.
Derivative: prickliness
noun
    Etymology: 16c.



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