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TOEFL BNC: 15326 COCA: 17228

spiky

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
spiky /ˈspaɪki/ adjective
spikier; spikiest
spiky
/ˈspaɪki/
adjective
spikier; spikiest
Learner's definition of SPIKY
: having sharp points : formed into points有尖刺的
British, informal : tending to become angry or annoyed easily易怒的;易恼怒的
TOEFL BNC: 15326 COCA: 17228
variants or less commonly spikey
spikier; spikiest
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by spikes
spiky barbed wire
2
: sharply irritating or acerbic (as in temper or manner)
spikily adverb
spikiness noun

Example Sentences

a plant with spiky leaves He has a spiky personality.
Recent Examples on the Web Issues of integrity, compromise and empowerment complicate the flow on cue, but Love & Basketball's Sanaa Lathan, stepping behind the camera for her confident directorial debut, shapes the material into something spiky and real. Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Keep a space's energy soft and harmonious by choosing a plant with healthy, rounded leaves, not dry or spiky ones. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022 Julia is spiky and vain, a queen bee with an attitude. Natalia Winkelman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2022 Her little 13-year-old chihuahua mix, Sophie, sometimes struggles to navigate the spiky dead grass. Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Emmitt’s mane — blond hair kept short and spiky on the top, with long, curly locks flowing in the back — first turned heads among locals. Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Ignore the spiky star and instead go to the lower right-hand side (see below). Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Other paintings riff on the flat, curvy and spiky shapes of Miro’s abstracted surrealism. Steven Litt, cleveland, 31 July 2022 Real life is rough and spiky like the stem of a palm tree. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 22 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of spiky was in 1578
TOEFL BNC: 15326 COCA: 17228

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