pricklier in English

adjective

1

covered in prickles.

masses of prickly brambles

synonyms: spiky, spiked, thorny, barbed, spiny, briery, brambly, rough, scratchy, spiculate, spicular, aculeate, spinose

2

(of a person) ready to take offense.

I have learnt how to establish a healthy working rapport with difficult, prickly people with whom I have precious little in common.

adjective

spiky, spiked, thorny, barbed, spiny, briery, brambly, rough, scratchy, spiculate, spicular, aculeate, spinose
tingly, tingling, prickling
problematic, awkward, ticklish, tricky, delicate, sensitive, difficult, knotty, thorny, irksome, tough, troublesome, bothersome, vexatious
splenetic, bristly, waspish
burred, bristled, setose, setaceous, thorny, spiny, briery, barbed, bristly, burry

Use "pricklier" in a sentence

1. Synonyms for Crankier include grouchier, grumpier, crotchetier, worse-tempered, crabbier, crosser, testier, tetchier, pricklier and curmudgeonlier

2. Approachability's Pragmatic Leadership Advantages Being seen as “warm and fuzzy” is not needed to lead effectively. Yet leaders with higher levels of Approachability achieve better outcomes than their pricklier colleagues, because they receive more information.