Could it be that her prickly attitude is just because she has period pains? No, couldn't be.
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Prickly
Synonyms for "prickly" (146 found)
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cantankerouscoarsecomplexcomplicatedcontentiouscrankycrawlingcrawlydelicatedifficultedgeedgyemotionalemotionally unstableempatheticempathiceruptiveexcitableexplosivefractious
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fretfulgoosyhardhigh spiritedhigh strunghigh-mettledhigh-spiritedhigh-strunghighly emotionalhyperesthetichyperpathichypersensitiveinflammableintricateirascibleirritableitchyknottymettlesome
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6 entriesprickly customerprickly issueprickly pearprickly plantprickly surfaceprickly texture
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17 total sentences available.
The question of free will is a prickly conundrum to religion.
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Orangutans have been observed using sticks to pry nutritious seeds from prickly plants.
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There's no plant more prickly than a thistle.
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