Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Prickly (pricklier)
prickly (pricklier), adj. [see prickle, v.] (webplay: grows, pain, sun).
- Irritating; unpleasant; disagreeable; [fig.] complicated; complex; difficult; inexplicable.
- Acute; intense; keen; sharp; painful; smarting; stinging; piercing; stabbing.
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