Prickly
adjective, pricklier, prickliest.
1.
full of or armed with prickles.
2.
full of troublesome points:
a prickly problem.
3.
prickling; smarting:
a prickly sensation.
adjective -lier, -liest
1.
having or covered with prickles
2.
stinging or tingling
3.
bad-tempered or irritable
4.
full of difficulties; knotty: a prickly problem
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