prickly

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆprษชkli/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆprษชkli/
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adjective
R

Having small sharp points that can stick into you.

The cactus is prickly, so be careful not to touch it.

R

Feeling a tingling or stinging sensation on the skin.

After the sunburn, my skin felt prickly.

R

Being easily upset or offended.

He is a bit prickly when it comes to his personal life.

R

Being a subject that is hard to talk about because it causes disagreement.

The prickly issue of politics came up during the dinner conversation.

translation

adj. Having small sharp points that can stick into you.; Feeling a tingling or stinging sensation on the skin.; Being easily upset or offended.; Being a subject that is hard to talk about because it causes disagreement.

Word Forms

Comparative pricklier
Superlative prickliest

Synonyms

thorny adj. ๆฃ˜ๆ‰‹็š„, ๅคšๅˆบ็š„ scratchy adj. ็ฒ—็ณ™็š„, ๅˆบ่€ณ็š„, ๆฝฆ่‰็š„ complicated adj. ๅคๆ‚็š„ problematic adj. ๆœ‰้—ฎ้ข˜็š„ jagged adj. ไธ่ง„ๅˆ™็š„ irritable adj. ๆ˜“ๆ€’็š„ irritating adj. ๆผไบบ็š„ fiery adj. ็ซ็บข็š„, ๆ˜“ๆ€’็š„, ๆฟ€็ƒˆ็š„, ็ผ็ƒญ็š„ tough adj. ่‰ฐ้šพ็š„, ไธฅๅŽ‰็š„, ๆ„ๅฟ—ๅšๅผบ็š„, ๅผบๆ‚็š„, ็Šฏ็ฝช็Œ–็—็š„, ้šพๅšผ็š„, ๅšๅ›บ็š„, ๅฏน...ไธๅ…ฌๅนณ็š„ difficult adj. ๅ›ฐ้šพ, ้บป็ƒฆ, ้šพ็ผ  sensitive adj. ๅ–„่งฃไบบๆ„, ๆ•ๆ„Ÿ, ๅฎก็พŽๆ•้”, ่„†ๅผฑ, ๆฃ˜ๆ‰‹, ็ตๆ•

Antonyms

silky adv. ไธๆป‘ๅœฐ gregarious adj. ๅ–œๆฌขไบค้™…็š„, ็พคๅฑ…็š„ genial adj. ๅ’Œ่”ผ็š„ manageable adj. ๅฏๆŽง็š„ straightforward adj. ็ฎ€ๅ•็š„, ๅฆ็Ž‡็š„ uncomplicated adj. ็ฎ€ๅ•็š„ affable adj. ๅ’Œ่”ผๅฏไบฒ cordial adj. ็ƒญๆƒ…็š„ painless adj. ๆ— ็—›็š„, ่ฝปๆพ็š„ outgoing adj. ๅค–ๅ‘็š„, ๅณๅฐ†็ฆปไปป็š„, ๅค–ๅ‡บ็š„ soft adj. ๆŸ”่ฝฏ็š„, ไธๅš็กฌ็š„, ๅ…‰ๆป‘็š„, ๆ— ้”‹ๅˆฉ่พน็ผ˜็š„, ๆŸ”ๅ’Œ็š„, ๆธฉๅ’Œ็š„, ่ฝปๆŸ”็š„, ๅ–„่‰ฏ็š„, ๅฎฝๆพ็š„, ๆ„š่ ข็š„, ่ƒ†ๅฐ็š„, ่ฝปๆพ็š„, ่ฝฏๆฐด, ๆ— ้…’็ฒพ็š„, ่ฝฏ้Ÿณ็š„ simple adj. ็ฎ€ๅ•็š„, ๅŸบๆœฌ็š„, ็บฏ็ฒน็š„, ็ป“ๆž„็ฎ€ๅ•็š„, ๆ™ฎ้€š็š„, ่ฟŸ้’็š„, ็ฎ€ๅ•ๆ—ถๆ€ friendly adj. ๅ‹ๅ–„็š„, ไปคไบบๆ„Ÿๅˆฐ่ˆ’้€‚ๅ’Œๅ—ๆฌข่ฟŽ็š„, ๅƒๆœ‹ๅ‹ไธ€ๆ ท็š„, ้žๆ•Œๅฏน็š„, ๆœ‰็›Š็š„, ้žไธฅ่‚ƒๆˆ–ๆฟ€็ƒˆ็š„็ซžไบ‰, ้ž้‡่ฆๆฏ”่ต› easy adj. ๅฎนๆ˜“็š„, ่ฝปๆพ็š„, ๆ˜“ๅ—ๆ”ปๅ‡ป็š„, ้šๅ’Œ็š„, ้šไพฟ็š„

Similar Words

princely adj. ไธฐๅŽš็š„, ๅฎไผŸ็š„, ็Ž‹ๅญ็š„ picky adj. ๆŒ‘ๅ‰”็š„ prickle v. ๅˆบ็—›, ๅˆบ็—›ๆ„Ÿ