Topic: PLANTS
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prick‧ly
1HBP covered with thin sharp points : a plant with prickly leaves
a plant with prickly leaves2 if your skin feels prickly, it stings slightly : His skin felt painful and prickly. The base of my neck was prickly with sweat.
His skin felt painful and prickly.The base of my neck was prickly with sweat.3 something that is prickly makes your skin sting slightly : a prickly woollen sweater
a prickly woollen sweater4 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.
She was prickly and sharp with me.As she got older, she became more prickly and forgetful.5 a prickly subject causes a lot of disagreements and difficulties : We finally turned to the prickly question of who was going to pay.
We finally turned to the prickly question of who was going to pay. —prickliness noun [uncountable]
