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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstachelig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: stach-e-lig
"Der Kaktus hat eine stachelig Oberfläche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having many small, sharp thorns or prickles.
"Walking barefoot through the garden was difficult due to the prickly bushes." - 2
Easily offended, touchy, or irritable in behavior and temperament.
"He became rather prickly when questioned about his controversial decision."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, originating from the noun 'prick' combined with the adjectival suffix '-ly'. It traces back to Old English 'pricca' meaning point or puncture, evolving to describe physical thorns as well as metaphorically touchy or irritable human dispositions by the late 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prickly" is said worldwide
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épineux
Transliteration: é-pi-nø
"Cette rose a des tiges très épineuses."
stachelig
Transliteration: stach-e-lig
"Der Kaktus hat eine stachelig Oberfläche."
spinoso
Transliteration: spi-no-zo
"Dobbiamo affrontare un problema molto spinoso."
espinoso
Transliteration: es-pi-no-so
"Cuidado con esa planta, es muy espinosa."
espinhoso
Transliteration: is-pi-nyo-zu
"O arbusto espinhoso protegeu o ninho."
कांटेदार
Transliteration: kaantedar
"यह पौधा बहुत कांटेदार है।"
多刺的
Transliteration: duō cì de
"仙人掌是一种多刺的植物。"
가시가 돋친
Transliteration: gasiga dotchin
"그의 말투에는 가시가 돋쳐 있었다."
トゲトゲした
Transliteration: togetogeshita
"彼は最近トゲトゲした態度をとっている。"
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