prickliness
- a word derived from prickly.
Example Sentences
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By contrast, Ms. Lloyd brings a weighty, wary gravitas to Celeste, the group’s only black member, who often radiates a mild prickliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2025
Her prickliness makes her fascinating and multitextured, though that allure quickly wears thin for those who find themselves pulled into her orbit.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
I would do the same, and together we’d sit on the floor and I would run my hand over both heads, marvel at the prickliness of us both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
"There's such like a prickliness to it sometimes," she says about when she explains she's not drinking, but alcohol free alternatives help her feel like she's not missing out.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2023
Aunty Uju’s impatience, that new prickliness in her, made Ifemelu feel that there were things she should already know but, through some personal failing of hers, did not know.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
