prickly

Words with a similar base: prickly

'prickly'

[bristly.s.01] as in: very irritable

Examples:
bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
he became prickly and spiteful
witty and waspish about his colleagues

'prickly'

[barbed.s.02] as in: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Examples:
a horse with a short bristly mane
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers

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