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- pronunciation:
- prI
kli
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
pricklier, prickliest |
| definition 1: |
having small, sharp, pointed growths or extensions; full of prickles.
Don't touch the prickly cactus. |
| definition 2: |
smarting or tingling.
The skin on my leg has a prickly feeling after brushing against those nettles in the woods. |
| definition 3: |
troublesome or difficult to handle.
This a prickly problem that we may not be able to solve. |
| definition 4: |
(chiefly British) irritable or touchy, or having the tendency to be so.
Be careful how you bring up the subject with her; you know how prickly she can be! |
| related words: |
bothersome, coarse, ticklish |
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