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prickiest

prickiest is the superlative form of pricky.

Meaning of pricky

Adjective

pricky (comparative prickier, superlative prickiest)

  1. Stiff and sharp; prickly.
    • Prickie moreover it [Soap-wort] is like a thorne.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XIX.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […]...

Questions about prickiest

What is prickiest the superlative form of?
Prickiest is the superlative form of pricky.

Words near prickiest in the dictionary

  1. prickface
  2. prickfaces
  3. prickhead
  4. prickheads
  5. prickier
  6. prickiest
  7. pricking
  8. pricking at the belt
  9. pricking one's ears
  10. pricking out
  11. pricking up

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