prickly (Meaning)
prickly (s)
very irritable
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms of prickly
prickly Sentence Examples
- The prickly cactus spines protected it from predators.
- The prickly sweater scratched against her skin.
- The prickly hedgehog curled up into a defensive ball.
- The thorny rose had prickly stems that kept intruders away.
- The prickly pear's outer shell concealed its sweet interior.
- The prickly feeling on her tongue indicated the drink's high acidity.
- The prickly tentacles of the jellyfish stung with a painful venom.
- The prickly beard of the old man scraped against her cheek.
- The prickly wires surrounding the fence deterred trespassers.
- The prickly substance in the plant's leaves deterred insects from eating it.
FAQs About the word prickly
very irritable, having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
irritating, rough, itchy, scratchy,harsh,coarse
silky,soft, silky, soft, soothing,silken, soothing, silken,
The prickly cactus spines protected it from predators.
The prickly sweater scratched against her skin.
The prickly hedgehog curled up into a defensive ball.
The thorny rose had prickly stems that kept intruders away.
