adjective
- having many small sharp points that can pierce or stick into something
- easily annoyed or irritated; touchy
Usage: informal
Examples
- The pricky rose bush scratched my arms as I walked by.
- Be careful of those pricky cactus spines.
- The pricky thorns made it difficult to pick the berries.
- He’s been rather pricky about criticism lately.
- She gets pricky when people question her decisions.
- The pricky hedgehog curled into a ball when threatened.