spiky

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Synonyms: spike, spicy, spiny, spiry, spaky, spik, spikey, spiks

Antonyms: spike, spicy, spiny, spiry, spaky, spik, spikey, spiks

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Adjective

1. Of a plant: producing spikes (“ears (as of corn); inflorescences in which sessile flowers are arranged on unbranched elongated axes”).
2. Of a plant part: resembling a spike of a plant (see above).

Adjective

1. Having one or more spikes; spiny.
2. Resembling spikes: erect and having sharp points; spikelike.
3. Of a person or their nature: difficult to deal with; abrasive, hostile, unfriendly.
   • a spiky personality
4. Of a person or their nature: difficult to deal with; abrasive, hostile, unfriendly.
   • a spiky personality
5. Of a thing: not smooth; rough, sharp.
6. Excessively high church (“practising a formal style of liturgy and emphasizing continuity with Catholicism”).

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