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Prickly
ˈprɪkli
Prickly definitions
adjective
pricklier
prickliest
prickly
- covered in prickles
"masses of prickly brambles"
- resembling prickles
"his hair was prickly and short"
- having or causing a tingling or itching sensation
"prickly velvet seats"
- (of a person) ready to take offence
"she came across as prickly and generally difficult"
irritable irascible peevish fractious fretful cross crabbed crabby crotchety cantankerous curmudgeonly disagreeable miserable morose petulant pettish peppery on edge edgy impatient complaining querulous bitter moody huffy grumpy scratchy ill-tempered bad-tempered ill-natured ill-humoured sullen surly sulky sour churlish touchy testy tetchy grouchy snappish waspish crusty bilious liverish dyspeptic splenetic choleric- (of a subject, issue, etc.) likely to cause offence or controversy
"this is a prickly subject"