PRICKLY


Meaning of PRICKLY in English

— prickliness , n.

/prik"lee/ , adj., pricklier, prickliest .

1. full of or armed with prickles.

2. full of troublesome points: a prickly problem.

3. prickling; smarting: a prickly sensation.

[ 1570-80; PRICKLE + -Y 1 ]

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