Thorny vs. Prickly

Thornyadjective

having thorns or spines

Thornyadjective

(figuratively) troublesome or vexatious

Thornyadjective

aloof and irritable

Thornyadjective

Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

Thornyadjective

Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.

Thornyadjective

bristling with perplexities;

Thornyadjective

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.;

Pricklyadjective

Covered with sharp points.

Pricklyadjective

Easily irritated.

Pricklyadjective

Difficult; complicated; (figuratively) hairy or thorny.

Pricklyadverb

In a prickly manner.

Pricklynoun

(colloquial) Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.

Pricklyadjective

Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub.

Pricklyadjective

very irritable;

Pricklyadjective

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.;