prickly
Example Sentences
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He twined round Nim’s feet in a prickly hug.
From Literature
Francis bravely doesn’t soften Sally’s prickly nature, but she doesn’t give us much reason to sympathize with her character either.
From Los Angeles Times
On Camino Escalante, Guthrie’s squat, orange brick house is set back from the road behind a lawn planted with prickly pear, agave, cholla and yucca.
“It’s too prickly. The branches scratch my cheek.”
From Literature
As a result, suit tampering has long been a prickly issue…
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
