prickliness
/ˈprɪklinəs/
noun
- The quality of being covered with small, sharp points that can stick or poke.
- The prickliness of the cactus made it hard to touch.
- She avoided the bush because of its prickliness.
- The hedgehog's prickliness protects it from predators.
- A tendency to be easily annoyed, irritable, or defensive in manner.
- I noticed her prickliness when I asked about her job.
- His prickliness during the meeting made everyone uncomfortable.
- The coach's prickliness surprised the new players.
- An uncomfortable, stinging or tingling sensation on the skin.
- After sitting in the grass, he felt a prickliness on his legs.
- The prickliness of the wool sweater bothered her all day.
- The lotion helped reduce the prickliness from the sunburn.
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