prickly
adjective
uk/ˈprɪk.əl.i//ˈprɪk.li/us/ˈprɪk.əl.i//ˈprɪk.li/pricklyadjective(SHARP)
coveredwithprickles:
多刺的；刺痛的；痒的Chestnuts hadburstout oftheirpricklygreenhusks.栗子从长满刺的绿色外壳中胀破出来。
Ifindthissweaterslightlyprickly(= it makes theskinsore).我感觉这件毛衣有点刺痒。
Sharp and blunt
- angularity
- blunt
- dull
- hone
- jag
- jaggy
- keen
- point
- pointed
- razor-sharp
- sharp
- sharpen
- sharply
- sharpness
- spiked
- spiky
- spiny
- super-sharp
- ultra-sharp
pricklyadjective(UNFRIENDLY)
informal
unfriendlyandeasilyoffendedorannoyed:
易动怒的，易生气的She wasaskedacoupleofquestionsabout herprivatelifeand got a little prickly.有人问了她几个私生活方面的问题，她有些生气了。
not liking or being pleasant towards others
- unfriendlyThe crowd was unfriendly and dangerous.
- coolShe was very cool towards his new wife.
- coldShe's a cold, heartless woman.
- icyHe gave me an icy stare.
- glacialHer reception of him was glacial.
Not being friendly
- abrasive
- abrasively
- abrasiveness
- abruptly
- abruptness
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- coolness
- dourness
- estrange
- estranged
- estrangement
- forbidding
- frigid
- sourly
- sourness
- standoffish
- standoffishly
- standoffishness
- surly
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Rude and cheeky
pricklyadjective(COMPLICATED)
complicatedanddifficulttodealwith:
复杂的；难以处理的，棘手的a pricklyissue/situation棘手的问题／形势