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Adjective
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Comparative for covered in barbs, thorns or prickles
thornier
bramblier
spinier
scratchier
bristlier
spikier
rougher
sharper
jaggeder
prickier
pointier
stickier
snaggier
jaggier
stiffer
more barbed
more bristled
more pronged
more spiked
more aculeate
more briary
more burry
more spicular
more thistly
more barbellate
more briery
more setaceous
more spinose
more spinous
more pointed
more ❯
“I liked the stealthy hiding part, often choosing the excellent cover provided by a set of prickly Pyracantha bushes in a neighboring yard.”
Adjective
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Comparative for having or causing a tingling or itching sensation
itchier
scratchier
sharper
tinglier
ticklier
more stinging
more smarting
more irritating
more ticklish
more irritated
more inflamed
more uncomfortable
“It's this so-called bronchial constriction that creates the tight, prickly sensation in your chest, and aerobic exercise only compounds the problem.”
Adjective
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Comparative for requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
difficulter
trickier
thornier
stickier
knottier
tougher
awkwarder
hairier
touchier
dodgier
nastier
catchier
harder
tricksier
spinier
unpleasanter
dicier
chancier
rougher
iffier
riskier
tighter
bleaker
direr
rockier
fiddlier
graver
bitterer
scarier
nicer
more delicate
more sensitive
more problematical
more ❯
“Perhaps movie-makers see it as a prickly subject, limp as a film theme, a let-down for audiences.”
Adjective
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Comparative for having a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered
testier
grumpier
crosser
touchier
grouchier
crabbier
rattier
snappier
crankier
crotchetier
tetchier
chippier
surlier
narkier
crustier
huffier
perverser
eggier
sulkier
pepperier
moodier
curmudgeonlier
sullener
snippier
snakier
snarkier
stuffier
shirtier
raspier
sourer
stroppier
scratchier
edgier
moroser
bitterer
miserabler
worse-tempered
more ❯
“Eventually, they cohabited and married, but things were never that simple for the prickly couple who were both too independent to settle easily into married life.”
Adjective
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Comparative for covered with hair or bristles
bushier
bristlier
shaggier
fuzzier
furrier
woollierUK
hairier
rougher
woolierUS
fluffier
thicker
junglier
leafier
stiffer
featherier
nappier
wirier
brushier
coarser
scratchier
fleecier
shrubbier
bramblier
scrubbier
silkier
stubblier
spinier
sharper
downier
longer-haired
more hirsute
more bristling
more luxuriant
more ❯
Adjective
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Comparative for causing physical discomfort or pain
painfuller
rawer
sharper
keener
tenderer
severer
achier
tinglier
sorer
acuter
intenser
stiffer
redder
nastier
more stinging
more smarting
more excruciating
more agonizingUS
more piercing
more burning
more harrowing
more grievous
more penetrating
more torturous
more unbearable
more distressing
more aculeate
more biting
more inflamed
more caustic
more ❯
Adjective
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Comparative for prickly or tingling in sensation
itchier
crawlier
scratchier
more tickling
more stinging
more burning
Adjective
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Comparative for resembling a knife or its effects
jaggeder
keener
acuter
pointier
finer
spikier
spinier
thornier
edgier
sharper
more knifelike
more honed
more pointed
more cuspidate
more edged
more peaked
more spiked
more acuminate
more aciculate
more acuminous
more cuspate
more acuate
more barbed
more briery
more needlelike
more piercing
more pronged
more gnawing
more salient
more splintery
more stinging
more tapered
more lancinating
more cutting
more trenchant
more penetrating
more piked
more needle-shaped
Adjective
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Comparative for not easy to please or satisfy
difficulter
fussier
pickier
choosier
finickier
tougher
stricter
harder
harsher
stiffer
grimmer
rigider
chippier
crotchetier
ornerier
firmer
needier
stubborner
seriouser
more particular
more demanding
more fastidious
more critical
more finical
more perfectionist
more inflexible
more uncompromising
more rigorous
more intractable
more obstinate
more overbearing
more unaccommodating
more unamenable
more unreasonable
more nagging
more querulous
more stringent
more unbending
more obdurate
more hypercritical
more cavillous
more disparaging
more faultfinding
more hardheaded
more overcritical
more overscrupulous
more tyrannical
more dictatorial
more importunate
more unrelenting
more boorish
more immovable
more inexorable
more irascible
more pitiless
more resolute
more unyielding
more captious
more dogmatic
more oppressive
more disputatious
more disputative
more high-maintenance
more bloody-minded
more trying
more clamorous
more judgemental
more tiresome
more judgmental
more troublesome
more insistent
more unmanageable
more exigent
more fractious
more precise
more scrupulous
more pedantic
more possessive
more unsparing
more meticulous
more demeaning
more censorious
more carping
more cynical
more pernickety
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