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Examples of prickly
prickly
They protect your hands, especially when you work with thorny or prickly plants.
From the sacbee.com
The prickly pear's paddles flower in succession, over a period of a week or two.
From the latimes.com
Their relations with Nuri al-Maliki, the Shia prime minister, have been prickly.
From the economist.com
Maduro alluded to the United States, with whom Chavez had had prickly relations.
From the cnn.com
Prickly Pear Cays have been designated as a marine park with permanent moorings.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In a discussion that got prickly and personal, Vice President Joe Biden and Rep.
From the latimes.com
Wozniacki was prickly afterwards when asked about her exit as the leading lady.
From the mirror.co.uk
Again and again, he gets prickly about maintaining the integrity of his sitcom.
From the sacbee.com
The prickly plant is an aggressive and nonnative species that came from Europe.
From the dailyherald.com
- Bristly: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
- Barbed: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
- (prickliness) the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
- Covered with sharp points; Easily irritated
- A taste sensation derived from small amounts of residual carbon dioxide in wines. Often a prickly character can be noticed in white wines fermented cold (the lowering of the temperature tends to integrate more carbon dioxide than usual); its appreciation is relative to the individual taster.
