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| Back | prick‧ly /ˈprɪkli/ adjective 1covered with thin sharp points: a plant with prickly leaves 2if your skin feels prickly, it stings slightly: His skin felt painful and prickly. The base of my neck was prickly with sweat. 3something that is prickly makes your skin sting slightly: a prickly woollen sweater 4informal someone who is prickly gets annoyed or offended easily: She was prickly and sharp with me. As she got older, she became more prickly and forgetful. 5a prickly subject causes a lot of disagreements and difficulties: We finally turned to the prickly question of who was going to pay. —prickliness noun [uncountable] THESAURUS sharp having a very thin edge or point that can cut things easily: a sharp knife | The dog’s teeth were very sharp. | Be careful. That knife’s very sharp. | You’ll need some sharp scissors. | Puppies mean to be playful, but their sharp teeth can give you a nasty bite. jagged having an irregular edge with a lot of sharp points: a jagged rock | The floor was covered with jagged pieces of glass. spiky having a lot of thin sharp points: a spiky cactus plant | The hedgehog uses its spiky fur for protection. | Some corals are quite smooth, others are sharp and spiky. prickly covered in a lot of small sharp points – used mainly about plants: a prickly bush | prickly leaves | The hedge was all prickly. serrated a serrated edge on a saw or knife has a lot of sharp points on it: It’s best to use a knife with a serrated edge. razor-sharp extremely sharp: The cat had razor-sharp claws. |
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