WWordGenerator.org GeneratorsWord ListsBlogAboutGenerate a word Home / P / prickly prickly adjective /prɪkli/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 20 Definitions adjective having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburry adjective very irritable “he became prickly and spiteful” bristlyspleneticwaspish Look “prickly” up elsewhere Wiktionary ↗ Merriam-Webster ↗ Etymonline ↗ Dictionary.com ↗ Want another word?Spin the dictionary for a fresh one. Generate a word →