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pricky

adj

Etymology

From prick + -y.

  1. derived from *breyǵ-✻ — “to scrape, scratch, rub, prickle, chap”
  2. inherited from *prikô✻
  3. inherited from *prikō✻
  4. inherited from prica
  5. inherited from prik
  6. suffixed as pricky — “prick + y”

Definitions

  1. Stiff and sharp

    Stiff and sharp; prickly.

    • Prickie moreover it [Soap-wort] is like a thorne.

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