spiky
pronunciation
How to pronounce spiky in British English:
UK [ˈspaɪki]
How to pronounce spiky in American English:
US [ˈspaɪki]
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- Adjective:
- having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
Word Origin
- spiky (adj.)
- 1720, from spike (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Spikiness.
Example
- 1. Your hairbrush is too spiky for me .
- 2. With spiky , jagged fins .
- 3. The spiky handwriting on the airmail envelope from london was obviously hers .
- 4. He had a french beard and spiky .
- 5. Spiky silk spigots observed for first time