Meaning of the word prickly in English

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prickly

US /ˈprɪk.əl.i/

UK /ˈprɪk.əl.i/

covered in prickles or thorns

Example:

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The rose bush was very prickly.

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Be careful, that plant is prickly.

Synonym:

thorny spiny barbed bristly jagged

causing a tingling or itching sensation

Example:

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I felt a prickly sensation on my skin.

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The wool sweater felt a bit prickly against my skin.

Synonym:

tingling itching stinging irritating

easily annoyed or offended; irritable

Example:

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He was in a prickly mood after the long meeting.

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Her sudden question made him feel a bit prickly.

Synonym:

irritable grumpy testy peevish touchy

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