The meaning of PRICKLY is full of or covered with prickles; especially : distinguished from related kinds by the presence of prickles. How to use prickly in a sentence.

prickly adjective (COMPLICATED) complicated and difficult to deal with: a prickly issue / situation (Definition of prickly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge …

A prickly issue or subject is one that is rather complicated and difficult to discuss or resolve. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.

PRICKLY definition: full of or armed with prickles. See examples of prickly used in a sentence.

1. Having prickles. 2. Prickling or tingling or smarting: a prickly sensation in my foot.

Definition of prickly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Definitions of prickly adjective very irritable “he became prickly and spiteful”

PRICKLY meaning: 1 : having many sharp points; 2 : caused or seeming to be caused by something that has many small, sharp points

prickly meaning, definition, what is prickly: covered with thin sharp points: Learn more.