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prickly
adjective and adverb
prickly pear
noun

prickly <-ier, -iest> [ˈprɪklɪ] ADJ

1. prickly (thorny):

prickly
колю́чий
prickly hair
щети́нистый

3. prickly inf (easily offended):

prickly
раздражи́тельный
prickly
оби́дчивый

prickly pear N BOT

Usage examples with prickly

this cloth is very prickly
э́та ткань о́чень ко́лется

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Domestic water was supplied by two wells dug within the village and the primary agricultural crops were grain and prickly pears.
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The foliage is really prickly, and that's a characteristic of many junipers.
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It s extremely prickly foliage can make a good deterrent.
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The landscape of the park is hilly, with many cedar, live oak, prickly pear cacti, and yuccas.
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He is also described as tense and prickly and as taking himself too seriously.
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Common names include holly grevillea, prickly grevillea or variable prickly grevillea.
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It is a large straggling shrub which is very prickly.
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The flowering cones with paleae 915 mm long, with the ends red to orange-tipped, usually straight, and prickly-pointed.
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Vine scrub with a thick prickly understory occurs here and there, sometimes under tall eucalypt trees.
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The basal leaves are prickly and can average about 30 cm in measurement.
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