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spiky

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spik·y  (spk)
adj. spik·i·er, spik·i·est
1. Having one or more projecting sharp points.
2. Grouchy or cross in temperament.

spiki·ly adv.
spiki·ness n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.spiky - having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"
high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

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 wallmit Metallspitzen; bush, animalstach(e)lig; branchdornig
(= like spikes) grassspitz, stach(e)lig; flowermit spitzen Blütenblättern; plantspitzblättrig; leafspitz; hairhochstehend; writingsteil
(fig) personempfindlich, leicht eingeschnappt (inf)
spiky [ˈspaɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (bush, branch) → spinoso/a; (animal) → ricoperto/a di aculei (fig) (person) → spigoloso/a
spiky [ˈspaɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (bush, branch) → spinoso/a; (animal) → ricoperto/a di aculei (fig) (person) → spigoloso/a


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At fast, he slept heavily, but, by degrees, began to roll and surge in bed, until he rose above the surface, with his spiky hair looking as if it must tear the sheets to ribbons.
A spiky green plant filled each pot, and below the verandah ran a wide border of blue hydrangeas edged with more red geraniums.
While they were dressing their wounds, I tried to make a hole in the thing with the spiky end of the hitcher, and the hitcher slipped and jerked me out between the boat and the bank into two feet of muddy water, and the tin rolled over, uninjured, and broke a teacup.
 
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