Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - prickly
Prickly
prickly
adj. (pricklier, prickliest) 1 (esp. in the names of plants and animals) having prickles. 2 (of a person) ready to take offence. 3 tingling. Phrases and idioms prickly heat an itchy inflammation of the skin, causing a tingling sensation and common in hot countries. prickly pear 1 any cactus of the genus Opuntia, native to arid regions of America, bearing barbed bristles and large pear-shaped prickly fruits. 2 its fruit. prickly poppy a tropical poppy-like plant, Argemone mexicana, with prickly leaves and yellow flowers. Derivatives prickliness n.
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adjective (pricklier; -est) Date: 1578 full of or covered with prickles, marked by prickling ; stinging , 3. troublesome, vexatious , easily irritated , prickliness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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