spiky (redirected from spikiness)

spik·y  (spk)

adj. spik·i·er, spik·i·est

1. Having one or more projecting sharp points.

2. Grouchy or cross in temperament.

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spiki·ly adv.

spiki·ness n.

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spiky [ˈspaɪkɪ]

adj spikier, spikiest

1. resembling a spike

2. having a spike or spikes

3. Brit informal ill-tempered

4. characterized by violent or aggressive methods spiky protestors

spikily  adv

spikiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

spiky - having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" peaky high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

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spiky

adjective prickly, barbed, spiny, bristly, thorny, brambly, briery tall, spiky evergreen trees

Translations

spiky [ˈspaɪkɪ] ADJ (spikier (compar) (spikiest (superl)))

1. (= sharp, pointed) → puntiagudo; (= thorny) → cubierto de púas (Zool) → erizado; [hair] → de punta

2. (Brit) (= irritable) [person] → quisquilloso, susceptible

spiky [ˈspaɪki] adj

[bush, branch] → épineux/euse

[animal] → plein(e) de piquants

[hair] → en épis

spiky

adj (+er)

(= having spikes) railings, top of wall → mit Metallspitzen; bush, animal → stach(e)lig; branch → dornig

(= like spikes) grass → spitz, stach(e)lig; flower → mit spitzen Blütenblättern; plant → spitzblättrig; leaf → spitz; hair → hochstehend; writing → steil

(fig) person → empfindlich, leicht eingeschnappt (inf)

spiky [ˈspaɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (bush, branch) → spinoso/a; (animal) → ricoperto/a di aculei (fig) (person) → spigoloso/a