prickly

/prik-lee/US // ˈprɪk li //UK // (ˈprɪklɪ) //

具皮刺的,带皮刺的,有皮刺的,有刺的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
prick·li·er, prick·li·est.
- : full of or armed with prickles.
- : full of troublesome points: a prickly problem.
- : prickling; smarting: a prickly sensation.

adj.thorny or difficult

Synonyms

Then, Wright shows Ron and Russell as the adorable, classic 1950s-style kids they were, born three years apart and, as it turns out, inseparable in a prickly sort of way.
The only difference, Cotton says, was a box of disposable gloves by the kitchen sink and a prickly attitude from her supervisor.
This get-up is itchy, prickly, crunchy, and ridiculous looking, but it might also save your life.
It’s not so much a rollercoaster as it is falling down a mountainside—one littered with prickly bushes and sharp rocks.
It’s an account of the work of Griffith Pugh, the prickly scientist who designed the oxygen gear, the acclimatization protocols, the diet, the down clothing, the boots, the tents, the stoves, and even the inflatable beds for the expedition.
She used electrolysis to banish the prickly hair from her delicate face.
Much of the explanation is personal—the reserved, sometimes prickly politico has never been well-liked.
I missed Don's chiseled mug and Roger's blithe wisecracks and Peggy's prickly chutzpah.
Children are not idealized: they are resourceful but prickly, cunning but confused.
Music critic and former MTV News anchor Kurt Loder pays tribute to the prickly, brilliant Velvet Underground front man.
With a prickly heat suffusing my whole body and a melting sensation at the collar I struggled through the wretched lyric once.

/prik-lee/US // ˈprɪk li //UK // (ˈprɪklɪ) //

具皮刺的,带皮刺的,有皮刺的,有刺的

adj.形容词 adjective

1
prick·li·er, prick·li·est.
- : full of or armed with prickles.
- : full of troublesome points: a prickly problem.
- : prickling; smarting: a prickly sensation.

adj.thorny or difficult

Synonyms

Then, Wright shows Ron and Russell as the adorable, classic 1950s-style kids they were, born three years apart and, as it turns out, inseparable in a prickly sort of way.
The only difference, Cotton says, was a box of disposable gloves by the kitchen sink and a prickly attitude from her supervisor.
This get-up is itchy, prickly, crunchy, and ridiculous looking, but it might also save your life.
It’s not so much a rollercoaster as it is falling down a mountainside—one littered with prickly bushes and sharp rocks.
It’s an account of the work of Griffith Pugh, the prickly scientist who designed the oxygen gear, the acclimatization protocols, the diet, the down clothing, the boots, the tents, the stoves, and even the inflatable beds for the expedition.
She used electrolysis to banish the prickly hair from her delicate face.
Much of the explanation is personal—the reserved, sometimes prickly politico has never been well-liked.
I missed Don's chiseled mug and Roger's blithe wisecracks and Peggy's prickly chutzpah.
Children are not idealized: they are resourceful but prickly, cunning but confused.
Music critic and former MTV News anchor Kurt Loder pays tribute to the prickly, brilliant Velvet Underground front man.
With a prickly heat suffusing my whole body and a melting sensation at the collar I struggled through the wretched lyric once.