- prickliness
- noun see prickly
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prickliness
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Prickliness — Prick li*ness, n. [From {Prickly}.] The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prickliness — See prickly. * * * … Universalium
prickliness — noun The state or quality of being prickly … Wiktionary
prickliness — prɪklɪnɪs n. quality of having small sharp points, quality of having needle like bristles … English contemporary dictionary
prickliness — prick·li·ness … English syllables
prickliness — noun the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines • Syn: ↑bristliness, ↑spininess, ↑thorniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thorny (for: ↑thorniness), ↑spiny … Useful english dictionary
prickly — prickliness, n. /prik lee/, adj., pricklier, prickliest. 1. full of or armed with prickles. 2. full of troublesome points: a prickly problem. 3. prickling; smarting: a prickly sensation. [1570 80; PRICKLE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
bristliness — noun the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines • Syn: ↑prickliness, ↑spininess, ↑thorniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thorny (for: ↑thorniness), ↑spiny … Useful english dictionary
spininess — noun the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines • Syn: ↑prickliness, ↑bristliness, ↑thorniness • Derivationally related forms: ↑thorny (for: ↑thorniness), ↑spiny, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thorniness — noun 1. a rough and bitter manner • Syn: ↑bitterness, ↑acrimony, ↑acerbity, ↑jaundice, ↑tartness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tart (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
