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单词 prickly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
prick•ly /ˈprɪkli/USA pronunciation   adj., -li•er, -li•est. 
  1. having prickles:prickly leaves.
  • that causes a prickling feeling:a prickly, uncomfortable collar.
  • too easily made angry;
    touchy:No need to get so prickly; I just asked how your job was.

  • WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    prick•ly  (priklē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. 
    1. full of or armed with prickles.
    2. full of troublesome points:a prickly problem.
    3. prickling;
      smarting:a prickly sensation.
    • prickle + -y1 1570–80
    prickli•ness, n. 

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    prickly /ˈprɪklɪ/ adj ( -lier, -liest)
    1. having or covered with prickles
    2. stinging or tingling
    3. bad-tempered or irritable
    4. full of difficulties; knotty: a prickly problem

    ˈprickliness n
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