prickly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɪkli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɪkli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(priklē)

Inflections of 'prickly' (adj):
pricklier
adj comparative
prickliest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
prickly adj (animal, fruit: covered in prickles)espinoso/a adj
  con espinas loc adj
  (animal)con púas adj
  (AR, BO, CL, CR, NI)espinudo/a adj
 Don't walk through those weeds - they're prickly.
 No camines por esos arbustos: son espinosos.
prickly adj figurative, informal (person: irritable)irritable adj mf
  malhumorado/a adj
 The baby gets so prickly when she's tired.
 La bebé se pone irritable cuando está cansada.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
prickly ash,
toothache tree
n
(shrub: Zanthoxylum americanum)fresno espinoso loc nom m
  árbol del dolor de muelas loc nom m
prickly heat n colloquial (itchy swelling on skin)sarpullido nm
prickly pear n (edible fruit of a cactus)tuna nf
 Be very careful when harvesting the prickly pears.
 Ten cuidado cuando recojas tunas.
  nopal nm
 Ten cuidado cuando recojas nopal.
  higo chumbo loc nom m
 Ten cuidado cuando recojas higos chumbos.
prickly poppy n (plant native to the western US)amapola espinosa loc nom f
prickly problem n figurative, informal ([sth] difficult to solve)problema espinoso, asunto espinoso loc nom m
  (coloquial)problema peliagudo, asunto peliagudo nm + adj
  (AmL: coloquial)problema peludo, asunto peludo loc nom m
 Firing a family member is a prickly problem.
 Despedir a un miembro de la familia es un problema espinoso.
prickly shark n (variety of large fish)tiburón negro espinoso loc nom m
Note: Nombre científico: Echinorhinus cookei.
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