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prickly
Meaning: covered with small sharp points
prickly in a sentence
How prickly is used in real sentences:
The prickly cactus had tiny hooks along its green surface.
Leo avoided the prickly weeds that grew beside the soccer field.
“Prickly burrs clung to his wool socks and scratched Mara's hands as she helped him.”
— from the passage The Boat in the Rain
Synonyms for prickly
Other words for prickly — spiny, thorny and barbed — carry the same meaning.
- spiny
- thorny
- barbed
Antonyms of prickly
Words that mean the opposite of prickly:
- smooth
- soft
Where it comes from
From prick 'a small sharp point' + -ly
Memory hook
A PRICKly plant can PRICK your finger.