adjective
- covered with sharp points or thorns
- causing a stinging or tingling sensation
- easily annoyed or irritated; bad-tempered
Usage: informal
Examples
- The prickly cactus made it difficult to walk through the desert.
- She wore a prickly wool sweater that made her skin itch.
- The prickly heat made him uncomfortable in the humid weather.
- He became prickly whenever someone criticized his work.
- The prickly rose bush needed careful pruning.
- Her prickly attitude made it hard to have a conversation.
- The prickly sensation in his feet meant his circulation was returning.