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spik·y

(spī′kē)

adj. spik·i·er, spik·i·est

1. Having one or more projecting sharp points.

2. Grouchy or cross in temperament.

spik′i·ly adv.

spik′i·ness n.

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spiky

(ˈspaɪkɪ)

adj, spikier or spikiest

1. resembling a spike

2. having a spike or spikes

3. informal Brit ill-tempered

4. characterized by violent or aggressive methods: spiky protestors.

ˈspikily adv

ˈspikiness n

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spik•y

(ˈspaɪ ki)

adj. spik•i•er, spik•i•est.

1. having a spike or spikes.

2. resembling a spike; long and sharply pointed.

3. peevish in temper or mood; prickly.

[1570–80]

spik′i•ly, adv.

spik′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

spiky - having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"

peaky

high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

spiky

adjective prickly, barbed, spiny, bristly, thorny, brambly, briery tall, spiky evergreen trees

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Translations

ذو مَسامير

ostnatý

strittende

stachelig

göddóttur

acuminato

dikenli

带尖刺的

spiky

[ˈspaɪkɪ] ADJ (spikier (compar) (spikiest (superl)))

1. (= sharp, pointed) → puntiagudo; (= thorny) → cubierto de púas (Zool) → erizado; [hair] → de punta

2. (Brit) (= irritable) [person] → quisquilloso, susceptible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

spiky

[ˈspaɪki] adj

[bush, branch] → épineux/euse

[animal] → plein(e) de piquants

[hair] → en épis

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

spiky

adj (+er)

(= having spikes) railings, top of wall → mit Metallspitzen; bush, animal → stach(e)lig; branch → dornig

(= like spikes) grass → spitz, stach(e)lig; flower → mit spitzen Blütenblättern; plant → spitzblättrig; leaf → spitz; hair → hochstehend; writing → steil

(fig) person → empfindlich, leicht eingeschnappt (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

spiky

[ˈspaɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (bush, branch) → spinoso/a; (animal) → ricoperto/a di aculei (fig) (person) → spigoloso/a

spike

(spaik) noun

1. a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc). The fence had long spikes on top.

2. a pointed piece of metal attached to the sole of a shoe etc to prevent slipping.

spiked adjective

ˈspiky adjective

having spikes, or points similar to spikes. the spiky coat of a hedgehog.

ˈspikiness noun

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