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BNC: 15437 COCA: 12304

prickly

adjective
/ˈprɪkli/
/ˈprɪkli/
(comparative pricklier, superlative prickliest)
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  1. covered with prickles多刺的
    • a prickly bush多刺的灌木
    • The hedgehog curled up in a prickly ball.刺猬蜷成了一个刺球。
  2. causing you to feel as if your skin is touching something that is covered with prickles引起刺痛的;扎疼的;刺痒的
    • a prickly feeling刺痛感
    • The sweat made my skin feel all prickly.汗水使我的皮肤感到刺痛。
  3. (informal) (of a person) easily annoyed or offended易怒的;爱生气的 synonym touchy
    • He can be very prickly.他可能非常易怒。
    • She’s still a bit prickly about the whole incident.她对整件事仍感到有些恼怒。
    Extra Examples
    • a rather prickly personality相当易怒的性格
    • My remarks produced a prickly response from the Australian coach (= showing that he was annoyed).我的话引起了澳大利亚教练的激烈反应。
  4. (of a decision, an issue, etc.决定、问题等) difficult to deal with because people have very different ideas about it棘手的;难处理的;烫手的 synonym thorny
    • Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.咱们继续讨论下一项税制改革这个棘手的问题吧。
BNC: 15437 COCA: 12304
BNC: 15437 COCA: 12304
prickly adj.
coarse (a prickly bush) sensitive3 (He could be very prickly with journalists.)
BNC: 15437 COCA: 12304
prickly
Causing problems and disagreement: difficult, bad, embarrassing...
Not smooth: rough, uneven, coarse...
Making you feel uncomfortable: uncomfortable, tight, unsettling...

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