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pricklier

pricklier is the comparative form of prickly.

Meaning of prickly

Adjective

prickly (comparative pricklier, superlative prickliest)

  1. Covered with sharp points.
    • The prickly pear is a cactus; you have to peel it before eating it to remove the spines and the tough skin.
    Synonyms:
    thorny, spiny
  2. (figuratively) Easily irritated; thorny.
    • He has a prickly personality. He doesn't get along with people because he is easily set off.
  3. (figuratively) Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.
    • It was a prickly situation.

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Questions about pricklier

What is pricklier the comparative form of?
Pricklier is the comparative form of prickly.

Words near pricklier in the dictionary

  1. prickless
  2. pricklet
  3. prickletail
  4. pricklets
  5. pricklice
  6. pricklier
  7. pricklies
  8. prickliest
  9. prickliness
  10. pricklinesses
  11. prickling

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