Dictionary
prick•ly
Pronunciation: (prik'lē), [key]—
adj., -li•er, -li•est.
1. full of or armed with prickles.
2. full of troublesome points:
a prickly problem.
3. prickling; smarting:
a prickly sensation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.