prickliness

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{n} a prickly state or quality
The state or quality of being prickly
The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles
{i} quality of having small sharp points, quality of having needle-like bristles
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Easily irritated

He has a prickly personality. He doesn't get along with people because he is easily set off.

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{a} full of or having sharp points, rough
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Someone who is prickly loses their temper or gets upset very easily. You know how prickly she is. = touchy
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Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub
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very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
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{s} stinging, piercing, stabbing; full of difficulties, tricky
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having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc ; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
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Something that is prickly feels rough and uncomfortable, as if it has a lot of prickles. The bunk mattress was hard, the blankets prickly and slightly damp
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Covered with sharp points
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A prickly issue or subject is one that is rather complicated and difficult to discuss or resolve. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one. = thorny
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