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Meaning of Prickliness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈpɹɪklɪnəs

Definitions

The state or quality of being prickly.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الشّائك
Gaeilge drisíneacht
Italiano spinosità
Русский колючесть

Examples

“The sharp prickliness of its finnes.”
“A Thistle…assuming a new Form, and without any prickliness.”
“Closer inspection disclosed the furious and impossible prickliness of their surface.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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