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PRONUNCIATION OF PRICKLIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRICKLIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pricklier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRICKLIER

prick
prick song
prick up one´s ears
prick-tease
prick-teaser
prick-teasing
pricker
pricket
pricking
prickle
prickliest
prickliness
pricklings
prickly
prickly ash
prickly heat
prickly pear
prickly poppy
prickwood
pricky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRICKLIER

Allier
atelier
cavalier
chandelier
chevalier
clerklier
collier
earlier
escalier
flier
hotelier
lier
Montpellier
multiplier
outlier
plier
sicklier
sommelier
supplier
weaklier

Synonyms and antonyms of pricklier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRICKLIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pricklier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pricklier

Translation of «pricklier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRICKLIER

Find out the translation of pricklier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pricklier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pricklier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pricklier
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espinoso
570 millions of speakers

English

pricklier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pricklier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pricklier
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pricklier
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pricklier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pricklier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pricklier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stacheliger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pricklier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pricklier
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pricklier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pricklier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pricklier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडचिरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pricklier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pricklier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pricklier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pricklier
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pricklier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pricklier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pricklier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pricklier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pricklier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pricklier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKLIER»

The term «pricklier» is used very little and occupies the 188.512 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRICKLIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pricklier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pricklier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pricklier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRICKLIER»

Discover the use of pricklier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pricklier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sophie Sea to Sea
And pricklier and pricklier. She'd have to try extra hard! She turned the paper over to begin again. She gripped the pen. Gwendolyn wriggled and shook Sophie's desk which made her hand jiggle. Splat! An ink blot where her row of perfect "O"s  ...
Norma M. Charles, Norma Charles, 1999
2
The Ancient Omen
I was worried too. I wanted to back out of it, but she never gets to have adventures." "Which way did you come?" he asked, perplexed. The truth was getting pricklier and pricklier. I felt my face going hot. "Elijah, how did the five of you get here?
Lena Wood, 2005
3
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Miller, Valentino J Mikescll, Ell Pricklier, Peter Poltkotter, Barnor Peel, William II. H Relater, Jacob. , Randall, Samuel W Refe, Frederick Reddenbaugh, Henry.. Rolphlng, Christian Rodkey, John L Randall, William L Seirontbaler, Adam.
Indiana. Adjutant General's Office, William Henry Harrison Terrell, 1866
4
The Unintended Groom
I'm Harrison Kingsley.” He reached for her hand. Abby quickly tucked both her hands behind her back. “Trust me, Mr. Kingsley. You do not want to touch these hands. They've been in soapy water all morning and probably feel pricklier than pig ...
Debra Ullrick, 2013
5
An Army of Lions: The Civil Rights Struggle Before the NAACP
Walters wrote to Washington urging him to assist in creating a “steering committee” that would give a hand to the Bureau in directing its activities. To make matters pricklier, as the year came to a close Fortune Invasion of the Tuskegee ...
Shawn Leigh Alexander, 2013
6
Wayfaring: Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant
Charles got the message — as long as he had his money and his mistresses he was happy enough, and willing to keep his Catholicism under wraps — but his brother and successor James II was somewhat pricklier and more ambitious, and  ...
Alan Jacobs, 2010
7
Beautiful Lie the Dead: An Inspector Green Mystery
She'd even gone so far as to wonder, during their pricklier moments, if he really wanted her to get well. But then she'd see his goofy face at moments like this one, and she knew he just plain loved her and was terrified to let her out of his sight.
Barbara Fradkin, 2010
8
Too Close to Call
Brighter'n the noon sun, bigger'n the night sky, pricklier'n a bed of nails!" Preacher Pons let his audience absorb this. "And we've got some death here among us today, folks. Right here! And I suggest" — his voice dropped low, and he seemed ...
Michael Kelsay, 2001
9
The Collected Novels of José Saramago
... as she would like, he doubtless annoyed that she should know so much. The previous dialogues had not differed very much from the example given above, which is merely a rather pricklier version of how it might have been but, in the end  ...
José Saramago, 2010
10
A Persistent Peace
And I hesitated to transplant myself on a pricklier point: I didn't wish to further the colonial legacy of the white priest descending on the poor world, an eminent benefactor doling out from his trove of answers. I briefly considered taking a job at ...
John Dear, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRICKLIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pricklier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Creative remedies required for Detroit's Pilgrim Baptist Church
The further and far pricklier matter must do having manage: If The chapel go forward and sell-out? Is really a spreading design feasible? the ... «Observer News, Jul 15»
2
Pang plays LKY with finesse
... of history, the cherry- picking of certain dramatic highs that favour the country and the quick segues over pricklier portions of our past. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
Creative solutions needed for Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church
The deeper and far pricklier issue has to do with control: Should the church sell out and move on? Is a sharing arrangement possible? «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Amy Schumer's Trainwreck is a standard rom-com dressed like a …
It's impossible to watch Trainwreck and not think of Schumer's pricklier work, which is unfair. By a lot of standards, what Schumer is writing and ... «Vox, Jul 15»
5
Princess and the Pony Creator Kate Beaton Discovers the Universal …
But pricklier. I also didn't want to give her a name that anyone actually had. Paste: Pinecone's parents mean so well, and they clearly adore ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
6
US stocks slip amid global sell-off after Greek 'no' vote
While the initial reaction would be more or less what the authorities hoped for, the pricklier question is whether the market can be stabilized or ... «TV Newsroom, Jul 15»
7
Key and Peele's Mass Appeal
Obama noted that "we count on the press to shed light on the most important issues of the day" – prompting an pricklier utterance from his ... «NBC New York, Jul 15»
8
As Greece Falters, Is China Next?
While the initial reaction would be more or less what the authorities hoped for, the pricklier question is whether the market can be stabilized or ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
9
Vitreous Virtue
Where pricklier, aesthetically uneven architectural surfaces can very reliably produce striking chiaroscuro effects, Phifer's immaculate walls chase after ... «Metropolis Magazine, Jun 15»
10
How stripping Russia and Qatar of World Cups could spread toxic …
A wounded Russia could become even pricklier to negotiate with on big issues, none football-related, including but not limited to: restoring ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»

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