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pricky

[ prik-ee ]
/ ˈprɪk i /
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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

Words nearby pricky

prickly poppy, prick-post, prick song, prickspur, prick up one's ears, pricky, pricy, pride, pride and joy, Pride and Prejudice, prideful
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Words related to pricky

barbed, bristly, echinate, prickly, spiked, stinging, thistly, briery, bristling, spiky, spinous, spiny

How to use pricky in a sentence

  • 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
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