prickly
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is prickly a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of prickly?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (figurative) Easily irritated.Examples: "He has a prickly personality. He doesn't get along with people because he is easily set off."figuratively
2. (figurative) Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.Examples: "It was a prickly situation."; "People who are prickly can’t be hurt any more. They’ve had it. So we just have to be prickly to make sure nobody’s going to come in and grab us."figuratively
noun (English)
1. (colloquial) Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.Examples: "Below, way out on the flat, Blue had seen a light green that could be graze but up here was nothing 'cept all kinds of prickly bushes, and too many of them. Ground-spreading pricklies that reached out to jump at a horse's belly […]"; "Dad, I need to ride on your shoulders because the pricklies hurt my feet."colloquial
Definition source: Wiktionary