prickly

IPA: prˈɪkɫi

Examples of "prickly" in Sentences

Oh, I know it now; it is what they call the prickly pear in the West Indies.
UKOK - Cathy Of Alexandria calls it "prickly" - but yes, I think I'm getting grumpy too.
Last week, coming into Morgan's room, staring at her for a full minute in prickly silence.
Catch-n-keep is what the Caribbean folks called the prickly weed that grows in the wild down here.
One of these, the species of cactus known as the prickly pear, the Queenslander has pretty nearly all to himself.
Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, a recent exile from London, who also loves scouring the beaches.
Griffin - who was sometimes faulted for what some described as a prickly personality - said Bolden has the experience, smarts and people skills for the job.
Day suggested the response was not unusual for Cima, whom he described as "prickly, unnecessarily challenging and confrontational" to colleagues over the years.
After all, Nick Saban often is described as prickly, and, if given the choice, you'd much rather be seated next to the Armani Bear at a state dinner than either Urban Meyer or Paul Johnson, for whom the characterization "prickly" goes on one syllable too long.