pricklier
- comparative of prickly.
Example Sentences
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And now there are circumstances to navigate that are pricklier than the actors’ five o’clock shadows.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025
The second Stanford was a colder, pricklier place that lived inside students’ minds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
It also put a spotlight on a global trade and obsession — think of Susan Orlean‘s “The Orchid Thief” on a worldwide scale, and with a pricklier quarry.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023
Beyond the flowers, Lewis’s vehement style turns toward pricklier subjects.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2021
Things have been pricklier with Edna since she got in trouble, but I’m trying my best to ignore it and move on.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
