prickly
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(English)
Etimologie
Pronunție
- AFI: /ˈprɪkli/
Adjectiv
prickly (comp. pricklier, sup. prickliest)
- (bot., zool.) țepos, ghimpos, spinos
- Prickly pear is a cactus, you have to peel it before eating it to remove the spines and the tough skin.
- (fig.) irascibil, mânios, supărăcios, iritabil
- He has a prickly personality. He doesn't get along with people because he is easily set off.
- (p.ext.) complicat, dificil, greu
Sinonime
Cuvinte derivate
Cuvinte compuse
- prickly comfrey
- prickly glasswort
- prickly heat
- prickly oak
- prickly pear
- prickly saltwort
- prickly sculpin
- prickly shield fern
- prickly tang