Meaning

1 senses

  1. In a prickly manner.

Examples

32 sentences

  1. How are prickly pears eaten?

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  2. There's no plant more prickly than a thistle.

    Немає рослини колючішої за будяк. — oromashka

    ruНет растения колючее чертополоха. — Wezel

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  3. The issue is a prickly one.

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  4. It's fig and prickly pear season.

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  5. Emilien wants to eat fried prickly pears.

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Origin

From prickle + -y.

From prickle + -y.

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Forms

more prickly, most prickly
Comparativemore prickly Lesson
Superlativemost prickly

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prickB2prickleprideA2pridefulpriestB1
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