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prickishness

prickishness noun: synonym of prickery (“prickish behaviour”).

Noun

prickishness (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Synonym of prickery (“prickish behaviour”).
    Synonyms:
    prickery

Synonyms of prickishness

Origin of prickishness

From prickish + -ness.

Questions about prickishness

What does prickishness mean?
Prickishness means synonym of prickery (“prickish behaviour”).
What part of speech is prickishness?
Prickishness is a noun.

Words near prickishness in the dictionary

  1. pricking up one's ears
  2. pricking-up
  3. prickingly
  4. prickings
  5. prickish
  6. prickishness
  7. prickle
  8. prickle cell
  9. prickle cells
  10. prickle-cell
  11. prickle-cells

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