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prickliness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bristliness, spininess, thorniness |
| Type of | raggedness, roughness |
| Derivation | prickly |
Examples of prickliness
prickliness
With mutual prickliness running high, the stand-off looks set to continue.
From the economist.com
It hit you as forcefully as his rocky good looks, his patriotism and his prickliness.
From the economist.com
Hence that display of prickliness in his disastrous post-deal news conference last week.
From the thenewstribune.com
Their immaturity combined with your prickliness brought on more rudeness.
From the latimes.com
Typically, she is cast for her prickliness, and that's in evidence here.
From the philly.com
All the money is on the screen, and so are his prickliness and passion.
From the time.com
Bennett, I suspect, is a bit of a hedgehog, with a hint of the prickliness that implies.
From the guardian.co.uk
American sensitivity to that prickliness was clear on the Swat flight.
From the thenewstribune.com
She bestows distinct traces of prickliness, self-obsession and irresponsibility on her women.
From the sacbee.com
- The quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
