Oh, I know it now; it is what they call the prickly pear in the West Indies. From Wordnik.com. [Masterman Ready The Wreck of the "Pacific"] Reference
Last week, coming into Morgan's room, staring at her for a full minute in prickly silence. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Blackwater Sound by James Hall] Reference
One of these, the species of cactus known as the prickly pear, the Queenslander has pretty nearly all to himself. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Luckily, Mary finds an unlikely champion in prickly Elizabeth Philpot, a recent exile from London, who also loves scouring the beaches. From Wordnik.com. [Remarkable Creatures: Summary and book reviews of Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier.] Reference
UKOK - Cathy Of Alexandria calls it "prickly" - but yes, I think I'm getting grumpy too. From Wordnik.com. [The roar of the crowd...] Reference
Heat rash - also known as prickly heat and miliaria - isn't just for babies. From Wordnik.com. [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference
Tzabur actually refers to a cactus plant that is indigenous to the area, sometimes called a prickly pear. From Wordnik.com. [07 « June « 2008 « Niqnaq] Reference
This lad might be a great embarrassment to them; at the best he could only be described as a prickly customer. From Wordnik.com. [Pied Piper]
Frank turned prickly, which is what feisty looks like when you don't like it, and almost immediately said "don't condescend to me" when. From Wordnik.com. [On What Planet Does Barney Frank Spend Most of His Time?] Reference
This kind of prickly silliness makes that difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Michelle Malkin: Blogging While Flying?] Reference
That's the kind of prickly humiliation that stings for months. From Wordnik.com. [Barbara Bush and the wretched Mr. Cheney] Reference
Does anyone else find it a huge deal that Time used the term "prickly"?. From Wordnik.com. [Prickly McCain Refuses To Define "Honor" In Interview] Reference
I am following the unfolding crisis with a kind of prickly, obsessive dread. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Coryell: Pakistan on the Brink] Reference
Cobb as a player and person was "prickly," and that could also be applied to Bonds. From Wordnik.com. [Larry Abrams: Bonds -- In and Outta This World] Reference
Please read the full interview and you can see that the term "prickly" was being polite IMHO. From Wordnik.com. [Prickly McCain Refuses To Define "Honor" In Interview] Reference
She's kind of prickly even in the best of times but lately she's been even more temperamental. From Wordnik.com. [Madam Jane predicts: The Bush-Cheney-McCain axis of neo-cons will attack Iran on....] Reference
Todd's words, voice, body language, and undoubtedly his pen turned Obama "prickly," as the New York Times 'Maureen Dowd reported. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Weissman: Is the Honeymoon Over?] Reference
Everyone was covered in prickly heat. From Wordnik.com. [A MAN SENT FROM GOD] Reference
India must be mature rather than "prickly" in its diplomacy. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
"Up in the mountains the worst thing is called prickly heat. From Wordnik.com. [FanHouse] Reference
Critics call her "prickly"; former aide says tough talk is saved for the bench. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
Do men gather grapes of thorns -- any kind of prickly plant. or figs of thistles?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
China's younger generation is proud, but also prickly. From Wordnik.com. [Fears of an Angry Dragon] Reference
Nor is it fun to answer endless iterations of such a prickly inquiry. From Wordnik.com. [Return From Exile] Reference
Society is retribalized into prickly, irritable, elbow-throwing: "communities.". From Wordnik.com. [The Journey Up From Guilt] Reference
"Book-club people are prickly," says Katie Long, publicity director at Hyperion. From Wordnik.com. [Reading All About It] Reference
How he ever managed to work alongside the notoriously prickly Jobs is hard to imagine. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing With The Woz] Reference
Even hip young Chinese can be extremely prickly when it comes to issues of sovereignty. From Wordnik.com. ['This Is War'] Reference
Like the Ramsey case, the Midyette trial evokes a prickly mix of money, power and justice. From Wordnik.com. [Sentenced to Live] Reference
Instead, I'm increasingly aware of a prickly new sensation: that I'm some kind of renegade. From Wordnik.com. [We Protect Kids From Everything But Fear] Reference
Behind his calm and outward patience there is an edginess that can seem prickly, resentful. From Wordnik.com. [THE ROAD TO RESOLVE] Reference
In other words, let the Taliban try to set up bases in these remote areas with prickly locals. From Wordnik.com. [A Third Surge?] Reference
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