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Synonyms for prickly in English

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prickly:
- thorny; prickly; sarcastic; stinging; bristly; splenetic; waspish

English

Detailed Synonyms for prickly in English

prickly:

prickly adj

prickly
thorny; prickly
- thorny adj
- prickly adj
prickly
sarcastic; stinging; thorny; prickly
- sarcastic adj
- stinging adj
- thorny adj
- prickly adj
prickly

– very irritable ¹
prickly; bristly; splenetic; waspish
– very irritable ¹
- prickly adj
  - he became prickly and spiteful¹
- bristly adj
  - bristly exchanges between the White House and the press¹
- splenetic adj
- waspish adj
  - witty and waspish about his colleagues¹

Related Words for "prickly":

prickliness, pricklier, prickliest

Alternate Synonyms for "prickly":

bristly; splenetic; waspish; ill-natured
barbed; barbellate; briary; briery; bristled; burred; burry; setose; setaceous; spiny; thorny; armed

Related Definitions for "prickly":

very irritable¹
- he became prickly and spiteful¹

Related Synonyms for prickly

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