prickier
/ˈprɪkiər/
adjective
- Comparative form of prickly: having more sharp points or thorns.
- Be careful with that branch; it's prickier than it looks.
- The blackberry bush is prickier than the raspberry bush.
- This cactus is prickier than the one we saw yesterday.
- Comparative form of prickly: more irritable or easily annoyed.
- She gets prickier when she's tired.
- The boss was prickier than ever during the meeting.
- He's been even prickier than usual since he lost his job.
- Comparative form of prickly: more difficult or complicated to deal with.
- This is a prickier problem than we anticipated.
- The second question on the test was prickier than the first.
- Negotiating with them became prickier as the deadline approached.