prickly
adjective/ˈprɪkli/
/ˈprɪkli/
(comparative pricklier, superlative prickliest)
- covered with prickles
- a prickly bush
- The hedgehog curled up in a prickly ball.
- causing you to feel as if your skin is touching something that is covered with prickles
- a prickly feeling
- The sweat made my skin feel all prickly.
- (informal) (of a person) easily annoyed or offended synonym touchy
- He can be very prickly.
- She’s still a bit prickly about the whole incident.
Extra Examples- a rather prickly personality
- My remarks produced a prickly response from the Australian coach (= showing that he was annoyed).
- (of a decision, an issue, etc.) difficult to deal with because people have very different ideas about it synonym thorny
- Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.
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