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prickly

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adj.多刺的

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名词:prickliness 形容词比较级:pricklier 最高级:prickliest

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sharp  stinging    

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adj
covered with thin sharp points
 a plant with prickly leaves
if your skin feels prickly, it stings slightly
 His skin felt painful and prickly.
 The base of my neck was prickly with sweat.
something that is prickly makes your skin sting slightly
 a prickly woollen sweater
informal someone who is prickly gets annoyed or offended easily
 She was prickly and sharp with me.
 As she got older, she became more prickly and forgetful.
a prickly subject causes a lot of disagreements and difficulties
 We finally turned to the prickly question of who was going to pay.
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