prickly
/prɪkli/
adjective
7 letters2 syllables18 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
2
Very irritable.
“he became prickly and spiteful”
WORD FORMS
Related formprickle
Related formprickliness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinicklypray
Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablesprick · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED18
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