stickly

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adjective

Prickly; spiny.

“a Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog”

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Meanings

adjectivestickly (comparative more stickly, superlative most stickly)

comparative more stickly · superlative most stickly

  1. Prickly; spiny.

    a Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog

Origin

From stickle + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

stickly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stickly

MLA

“stickly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stickly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stickly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stickly.

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