porcupinesque

comparative more porcupinesque · superlative most porcupinesque

1. Resembling or characteristic of porcupines.

   "That is like... porcupinesque."

   2004, Catherine Clark, The Alison Rules, New York: HarperTempest, →ISBN, page 58

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   The whitewashed ocean floor is dimpled and pockmarked like the moon, and nestled into its craters and crevices are hundreds of sea urchins—spiny porcupinesque sunbursts of red, green, and purple-and a surprising number of large, shoe-sized abalone.

   1995, Lori McKean, Pacific Northwest Flavors: 150 Recipes from the Region's Farmland, Coastline, Mountains, and Cities, New York: Clarkson Potter, →ISBN, page 25

   She wears a blue button up shirt, black pants, and has her short hair done up porcupinesque with countless clips.

   2003, Kevin Anthony Kautzman, Jesus Jones, Minneapolis, MN, →ISBN, page 44