SPIKY


Meaning of SPIKY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

also spikey ˈspī-kē

( spik·i·er ; -est )

Date: 1578

1. : of, relating to, or characterized by spikes

spiky barbed wire

2. : sharply irritating or acerbic (as in temper or manner)

• spik·i·ly -kə-lē adverb

• spik·i·ness -kē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.