- Having prickles.
- Prickling or tingling or smarting: a prickly sensation in my foot.
- Causing trouble or vexation; thorny: a prickly situation.
- Bristling or irritable: "In consequence, he became rebarbative, prickly, spiteful" (Robert Craft).
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prick·ly (prĭk'lē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: prickly |
adjective
| Antonyms: prickly |
Definition: difficult; thorny
Antonyms: easy, smooth
adj
Definition: irritable, bad-tempered
Antonyms: affable, easygoing, happy, pleasant
| Veterinary Dictionary: prickly |
Many sharp spines protrude.
| Translations: Prickly |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tornet, prikkende
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Français (French)
adj. - épineux, armé de piquants, piquant (un buisson), qui gratte, irritable (à propos de)
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - stachelig, dornig, kratzig
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακανθώδης, αγκαθωτός, τσουχτερός, δύσκολος, ευερέθιστος, μυγιάγγιχτος
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - espinhoso
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Русский (Russian)
колючий, колкий, обидчивый
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - espinoso, delicado, quisquilloso
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - taggig, stickande, lättirriterad, retlig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多刺的, 针刺般扎痛的, 满是针的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多刺的, 針刺般紮痛的, 滿是針的
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가시가 많은, 비늘투성이의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - とげのある, 刺すような, ちくちくする, 怒りっぽい, とげだらけの
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עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - דוקרני, דוקר, רגיש, עצבני
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