pricky

[prik-ee]

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adjective, prick·i·er, prick·i·est.

prickly.

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Origin of pricky

First recorded in 1540–50; prick + -y¹

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Related Words

barbed bristly echinate prickly thistly bristling spiky spinous spiny

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Historical Examples

She rubbed her hand over his back to push him away and something rough and pricky scratched her.
Mary Jane--Her Visit
Clara Ingram Judson