porcupinish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a porcupine or its spines; defensive, prickly.

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Meanings

adjectiveporcupinish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableResembling or characteristic of a porcupine or its spines; defensive, prickly.

    He is described as prickly and porcupinish, but obviously gets beyond this stage of irritability.

    1971, Phyllis Greenacre, Emotional Growth, page 475

Origin

From porcupine + -ish.

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APA

porcupinish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcupinish

MLA

“porcupinish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcupinish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porcupinish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcupinish.

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