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- [spahy-kee]
- /ˈspaɪ ki/
- /ˈspaɪ.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spahy-kee]
- /ˈspaɪ ki/
Definitions of spiky word
- adjective spiky having a spike or spikes. 1
- adjective spiky having the form of a spike; spikelike. 1
- adjective spiky acid or peevish in temper or mood; prickly. 1
- adjective spiky having spikes, prickly 1
- adjective spiky person: irritable 1
- adjective spiky Something that is spiky has one or more sharp points. 0
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Origin of spiky
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; spike1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Spiky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spiky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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 spiky
adj spiky
- abrasive — Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude.
- acuate — to sharpen
- acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- apical — of, at, or being the apex
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
noun spiky
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
- combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
- contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
adjective spiky
- arrowlike — resembling an arrow
- barbed — A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.
- edged — having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword.
- honed — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- jagged — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
adverb spiky
- jaggedly — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
Antonyms for spiky
adjective spiky
- compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
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