prickliness
noun/ˈpɹɪklɪnəs/
Etymology From prickly + -ness.
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Usually The state or quality of being prickly.
- The sharp prickliness of its finnes.1661, J. Childrey, Brit. Baconica, page 105:
- A Thistle…assuming a new Form, and without any prickliness.1725, Bradley, Fam. Dict., volume II, s.v. Presage:
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- Closer inspection disclosed the furious and impossible prickliness of their surface.1878 August 15th, A. Forbes, Daily News, page 6/2: