adjective
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resembling a spike
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having a spike or spikes
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informal ill-tempered
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characterized by violent or aggressive methods
spiky protestors
Other Word Forms
- spikily adverb
- spikiness noun
Etymology
Origin of spiky
Example Sentences
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So much of his spikier music deserves attention.
From Los Angeles Times
His soliloquies have helped hook a huge audience into the spiky worldview of the show.
The stress and uncertainty of these conversations is palpable but, remarkably, so is a spiky sense of humor.
From Los Angeles Times
The rest of Flo’s body, covered with the studded armor, rips through the spiky plants on her sides.
From Literature
A large swath of the country, from eastern Washington to western Arkansas, is currently facing an avalanche of hard and spiky bouncing beach-balls of the noxious, unpleasant weed.
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