PRICKLY
\pɹˈɪkli], \pɹˈɪkli], \p_ɹ_ˈɪ_k_l_i]\
Definitions of PRICKLY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Full of sharp points; stinging.
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Prickliness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Prickliness.
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Full of prickles.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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