prickly
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Hundreds visit the town each August for the Prickly Pear Festival, with cactus fruit ice cream and margaritas.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Prickly and volatile, both are quick to take offense and just as quick to offer absolution.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023
Time investment: 5 min., a few times/week Value: Low Effectiveness: Invisible Delightfulness: Prickly Ultimate recommendation: Send it to your frenemies.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2019
Hammond called the emails “the Gene Drive Files,” which he posted on his website, Prickly Research.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 11, 2017
“Proud. Poor. Prickly where their honor is concerned but fierce fighters.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing prickly
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