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- [prik-lee]
- /ˈprɪk li/
- /ˈprɪk.l̩.i/
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- [prik-lee]
- /ˈprɪk li/
Definitions of prickly word
- adjective prickly full of or armed with prickles. 1
- adjective prickly full of troublesome points: a prickly problem. 1
- adjective prickly prickling; smarting: a prickly sensation. 1
- adjective prickly animal, fruit: covered in prickles 1
- adjective prickly person: irritable 1
- adjective prickly Something that is prickly feels rough and uncomfortable, as if it has a lot of prickles. 0
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Origin of prickly
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; prickle + -y1
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Parts of speech for Prickly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prickly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prickly
adj prickly
adjective prickly
- arrowlike — resembling an arrow
- barbed — A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.
- contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
- edgy — nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
- itchy — having or causing an itching sensation.
noun prickly
- irritability — the quality or state of being irritable.
- irritation — the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
- itch — to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
- itchiness — having or causing an itching sensation.
Antonyms for prickly
adj prickly
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- moss-grown — overgrown with moss.
- mossy — overgrown with or abounding in moss: a mossy stone.
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