prickly

Meaning

Synonyms

thorny
32k
spiny
46k
barbed
C2
bristly
spinous
touchy
C2
bristled
waspish
briery
barbellate
briary
sensitive
B2
spiky
35k
setaceous
burred
aculeate
burry
spinose
splenetic
susceptible
C2
thistly
setose
stinging
24k
tangy
41k
testy
30k
tree
A2
🌳
fulgurating
sticking out
horrent
aloof
24k
astringent
bristling
cutting
B2
edgy
C2
excitable
34k
grass
B2
hirsute
itchy
C2
nippy
36k
passionate
C1
peevish
permeating
petulant
39k
piercing
C2
pungent
32k
rank
C1
rough
B1
scratchy
23k
sharp
B2
spiked
C2
Translations

espinoso
épineux
piquant
spinoso
stachelig
susceptible
espinós
espinhoso
ispido
pungente
hérissé
borstig
âpre

αγκαθερός

stachlig

Frequency

23k
Etymology

From prickle + -y.

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