Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Prickly

• (a.) Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub.

Synonyms of Prickly

• Bristly
• Splenetic
• Waspish
• Barbed
• Barbellate
• Briary
• Briery
• Bristled
• Bristly
• Burred
• Burry
• Setose
• Setaceous
• Spiny
• Thorny

Antonyms of Prickly

Homophones of Prickly