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prickly
1. adj. Covered with sharp points.
The prickly pear is a cactus; you have to peel it before eating it to remove the spines and the tough skin.
2. adj. Easily irritated.
He has a prickly personality. He doesn't get along with people because he is easily set off.
3. adj. Difficult; complicated; (figuratively) hairy or thorny.
It was a prickly situation.
4. adv. In a prickly manner.
5. n. (colloquial) Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.

Example Sentences

There, this prickly, somewhat arrogant young man was liberated.  Sharing your space with a prickly hedgehog is not so hot.

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