- having or covered with prickles
- stinging or tingling
- bad-tempered or irritable
- full of difficulties; knotty: a prickly problem
ˈprickliness n
单词 | prickly |
释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 prick•ly /ˈprɪkli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
touchy:No need to get so prickly; I just asked how your job was. prick•ly (prik′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prickly /ˈprɪklɪ/ adj ( -lier, -liest)
ˈprickliness n |
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