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Bookmark or Share- prickly, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English DictionaryWhat does the adjective prickly mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective prickly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. prickly has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. animals (late 1500s) plants (late 1500s) medicine (mid 1700s) See meaning & use.
- PRICKLY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionaryadjective. uk / ˈprɪkli / us. prickly adjective (SHARP) Add to word list. covered with prickles: a prickly bush. prickly adjective (UNFRIENDLY) A prickly person or relationship is unfriendly or difficult to deal with: She gets very prickly if you ask her questions about her private life.
- Prickly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : full of or covered with prickles. especially : distinguished from related kinds by the presence of prickles. 2. : marked by prickling : stinging. a prickly sensation. 3. a. : troublesome, vexatious. prickly issues. b. : easily irritated. had a prickly disposition. prickliness noun. Synonyms. irritating. itchy. scratchy.
- Prickly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comDefinitions of prickly. adjective. very irritable. “he became prickly and spiteful”. synonyms: bristly, splenetic, waspish. ill-natured. having an irritable and unpleasant disposition. adjective. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
- PRICKLY Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for PRICKLY: irritating, harsh, itchy, scratchy, rough, coarse, irritable, fiery; Antonyms of PRICKLY: soft, silky, silken, soothing, cordial, friendly, genial, affable
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