prickly

Definition of prickly in English English dictionary: Easily irritated
He has a prickly personality. He doesn't get along with people because he is easily set off.; Covered with sharp points
Prickly pear is a cactus, you have to peal it before eating it to remove the spines and the tough skin.; {a} full of or having sharp points, rough; Someone who is prickly loses their temper or gets upset very easily. You know how prickly she is. = touchy; Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub; very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"; {s} stinging, piercing, stabbing; full of difficulties, tricky; 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"; 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; 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; prickling
prickly pear: Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia, or the fruit, often edible, of such a plant
prickly pears: plural form of prickly pear
prickly ash: any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches
prickly ash: Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches
prickly heat: obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
prickly heat: a rash caused by trapped sweat under the skin
prickly heat: Prickly heat is a condition caused by very hot weather, in which your skin becomes hot, uncomfortable, and covered with tiny bumps. a skin condition in which you get uncomfortable red spots on your skin. Prickly heat is caused by too much strong sun on your skin
prickly heat: skin disease which causes itching and inflammation
prickly lettuce: European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
prickly pear: round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
prickly pear: prickly pear-shaped fruit of a kind of cactus
prickly pear: A prickly pear is a kind of cactus that has round fruit with prickles on. The fruit, which you can eat, is also called a prickly pear. a type of cactus that has yellow flowers and red fruit. The fruit is also called a prickly pear. Any of a group of flat-stemmed, spiny opuntia cacti (see cactus), native to the Western Hemisphere, or the edible fruit of certain species. Engelmann prickly pear (Opuntia engelmannii) and beaver tail cactus (O. basilaris) commonly occur in the southwestern U.S. The Indian fig (O. ficus-indica) is an important food in tropical and subtropical countries. Because their stems have a high water content, prickly pears can be used as forage crops and emergency stock feed during drought. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals and valued for their large flowers
prickly poppy: annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
prickly poppy: Any of various plants of the genus Argemone, chiefly of tropical America, having large yellow, lavender, or white flowers and prickly leaves, stems, and pods
prick: A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing
prick: Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying
prick: To trace a ship’s course on a chart
prick: A small roll of yarn or tobacco
prick: A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot
prick: A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point
prick: A small pointed object
prick: An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object
prick: The penis
prick: To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail. (The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, 1896)
prick: The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object
I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.
prick: {v} to pierce, spur, incite, affect with remorse, pain, hurt, make acid, mark
prick: {n} a puncture, point, print, mark, sting
prickliness: {n} a prickly state or quality
prick: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
prick: to prick a card; to prick holes in paper
prick: To urge, to spur, to goad, to incite
prick: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
prick: To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine
prick: To run a middle seam through, as the cloth of a sail
prick: A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point
prick: To render acid or pungent
prick: obscene terms for penis
prick: [ca. 1740-1850] Small roll of yarn or tobacco
prick: {i} stab, puncture; ache, pain; penis (Slang)
prick: A penis
prick: {f} stab with a sharp object; perforate, pierce
prick: A man or boy; usually unpleasant and rude
prick: raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
prick: If something pricks your conscience, you suddenly feel guilty about it. If you are pricked by an emotion, you suddenly experience that emotion. Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences
prick: To pierce or puncture
prick: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
prick: If something sharp pricks you or if you prick yourself with something sharp, it sticks into you or presses your skin and causes you pain. She had just pricked her finger with the needle
prick: The feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail
prick: To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail
prick: A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour
prick: To dress; to prink; usually with up
prick: To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board
prick: to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
prick: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
prick: To nick
prick: To trace a ship's course on a chart
prick: The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse
prick: To aim at a point or mark
prick: That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc
prick: If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin. Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt He pricks holes in the foil with a pin
prick: The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin
prick: To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks
prick: To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse
prick: To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness
prick: to make small holes in the surface of a food with the tines of a fork; an unfilled pie dough is pricked all over so it bakes without blistering or rising
prick: the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
prick: A prick is a small, sharp pain that you get when something pricks you. At the same time she felt a prick on her neck
prick: To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; sometimes with off
prick: To trace on a chart, as a ship's course
prick: To make small holes in the surface of a food, usually using the tines of a fork Pie crust is usually pricked
prick: cause a prickling sensation
prick: A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch
prick: To make small holes in the surface of food to prevent it from bursting orrising during baking
prick: To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged
prick: a point; a skewer
prick: The footprint of a hare
prick: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
prick: To spur onward; to ride on horseback
prick: A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco
prick: the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin
prick: A sharp feeling of remorse. (Acts ii. 37.)
prick: To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; sometimes with on, or off
prick: To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition
prick: prod or urge as if with a log stick
prick: To pierce slightly with a sharp- pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc
prick: A man's prick is his penis
prick: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin
prick: A mathematical point; regularly used in old English translations of Euclid
prickliness: The state or quality of being prickly
prickliness: The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles
prickliness: {i} quality of having small sharp points, quality of having needle-like bristles

prickly

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prick·ly

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prîkli

Synonyms

annoying, barbed, bothersome, brambly, briery, bristly, complicated, echinated, intricate, involved, knotty, nettlesome, pointed, sharp, spiny

Antonyms

smooth, happy, pleasant

Pronunciation

/ˈprəklē/ /ˈprɪkliː/

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