prickish
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8.9
- adjective
- /ˈprɪkɪʃ/
- Offensive
- Until then, Bueller, Craig James would like to remind you in the most prickish way possible that you are not "in on this thread" until you've made an honest-to-god attempt at a Craig James joke.
Examples
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His prickish remarks during the meeting made everyone feel uncomfortable.
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Those emails sounded as prickish as you are.
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90% of my prison is black, so you just feel safer and less prickish if you have black COs.
Blog text (30) -
I know, me, I know deep down, beneath that prickish behavior of yours, you're just a guy who needs love.
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I don't perceive any satirical value in an arrogant, prickish employer mocking his subordinate, especially when the subordinate is in some type of emotional distress.
Blog text (9) -
She became prickish when her ideas were not taken seriously by her colleagues.
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After several interruptions, his prickish attitude was evident when he snapped at the speaker.
Synonyms
22
8.5
Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with
20
6.5
Showing little concern for other people's feelings
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5.7
Quick to get angry or upset by small things
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9.6
Having a rude, arrogant attitude often used to describe a child
10
9.7
Being rude and acting like you are better than other people
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8.6
Gets angry easily and often argues with people
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9.9
Rude and unkind in a way that annoys other people
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5.6
Quick to become annoyed or upset
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9.5
Often bad-tempered and easily annoyed, like a grumpy older person
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7.2
Speaking in a short, angry way because you are annoyed
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8.8
Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others
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8.1
Easily annoyed and quick to speak sharply
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6.4
Quick to get annoyed and show irritation
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9.7
Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood
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9.1
Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended
1
8.5
Being rude and mean to other people
1
9.9
Having a sharp, unfriendly tone that criticizes others
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9.9
Easily offended and quick to feel hurt by small comments or jokes
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7.4
A little rude and short in the way someone speaks
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8.3
Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way
Being bad-tempered and easily offended
Being a little angry and easily annoyed with people
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prickish comes from prick, which means 'a small sharp point' or 'to poke'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of someone who 'pricks' others with sharp words, so a prickish person is quick to be rude or to take offense.