Spiky
adjective
Covered with points or sharp edges sticking out.
He was scared to touch the spiky plant.
Often appears as...
- spiky hair
- spiky plant
adjective
Of a person or their behavior, quickly annoyed or angry.
She was feeling spiky because she hadn't had her morning coffee.
Often appears as...
- feeling spiky
- spiky attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Covered with points or sharp edges sticking out.
He was scared to touch the spiky plant.
Often appears as...
- spiky hair
- spiky plant
adjective
Of a person or their behavior, quickly annoyed or angry.
She was feeling spiky because she hadn't had her morning coffee.
Often appears as...
- feeling spiky
- spiky attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Think of objects that visually resemble spikes to associate with 'spiky' - like a hedgehog or a cactus.
The little hedgehog had such spiky quills, it looked like a pincushion!
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
Imagine how it feels to touch something 'spiky' - careful not to prick your fingers!
He didn't dare to grab the spiky sea urchin with his bare hands.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Spiky' can describe something positive, like funky hairstyles, not just dangerous things.
Her spiky hair made her stand out in the crowd.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Think of objects that visually resemble spikes to associate with 'spiky' - like a hedgehog or a cactus.
The little hedgehog had such spiky quills, it looked like a pincushion!
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
Imagine how it feels to touch something 'spiky' - careful not to prick your fingers!
He didn't dare to grab the spiky sea urchin with his bare hands.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Spiky' can describe something positive, like funky hairstyles, not just dangerous things.
Her spiky hair made her stand out in the crowd.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Think of objects that visually resemble spikes to associate with 'spiky' - like a hedgehog or a cactus.
The little hedgehog had such spiky quills, it looked like a pincushion!
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Sensation
Imagine how it feels to touch something 'spiky' - careful not to prick your fingers!
He didn't dare to grab the spiky sea urchin with his bare hands.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Spiky' can describe something positive, like funky hairstyles, not just dangerous things.
Her spiky hair made her stand out in the crowd.
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Video examples
A Skeptic’s Guide to...
that's fermented to make tequila agaves are a type of succulent they have spiky leaves fanning out kind of in a spiral each agave plant waits its entire life for one single reproductive event when a tall flower sprouts up out of the middle of the plant now that flower is dinner for bats
Video examples
The Colorful,...
A vegetarian mantis? Well, when walking this alien world, questions arise more often than answers. Speaking of poison, they have none in their bodies. So they rely on the physical strength of their spiky legs, called raptorials, and their swift moves to catch their prey.
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
straight and spiky and they'll be able to help you defend yourself as a weapon against the Lions so the Antelope listen to the wiles ow and all of them went down to the waterhole and they lay in the water and they started to grow the horns now there were some different
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The otherworldly...
and acting as food for deep-sea animals. Largely thanks to that, abundant life forms exist in the darkness, adapting to a harsh reality where only the weird and wonderful can survive. Fish with cavernous mouths, spiky teeth jutting from their jaws,
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Is this the most...
Trilobites developed spiky ornamentation and neat ways of locking their joints shut. Many species could curl themselves into balls, entirely sealing their soft parts inside their hard exoskeletons. Then, another extinction event shook the world.
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Finding life we can't...
they show this spiky behavior that you're used to from a flu virus. And it is in fact due to this arms race between hackers and operating system designers that things go back and forth. And the result is kind of a tree of life of these viruses,
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Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
tricky one it's got a very distinctive shape to the little spiky twirly bits that probably have a proper name definitely have a little little proper name a proper name but I couldn't for the life of you tell
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Stephen Burt: Why people...
Green and gloomy eyes In dark forms of the grass Run away. The good stars, Pale helms and spiky spurs, Run away. Fears of my bed, Fears of life and fears of death, Run away.
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The science of...
When you look at an object, thousands of neurons in your posterior cortex fire. These neurons encode various characteristics of the spiky, fruit, brown, green, and yellow.
Video examples
Animals Of The ABC...
it's first come first served tempest can get spiky when there's not enough to go around
Video examples
A Skeptic’s Guide to...
that's fermented to make tequila agaves are a type of succulent they have spiky leaves fanning out kind of in a spiral each agave plant waits its entire life for one single reproductive event when a tall flower sprouts up out of the middle of the plant now that flower is dinner for bats
Video examples
The Colorful,...
A vegetarian mantis? Well, when walking this alien world, questions arise more often than answers. Speaking of poison, they have none in their bodies. So they rely on the physical strength of their spiky legs, called raptorials, and their swift moves to catch their prey.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
straight and spiky and they'll be able to help you defend yourself as a weapon against the Lions so the Antelope listen to the wiles ow and all of them went down to the waterhole and they lay in the water and they started to grow the horns now there were some different
Video examples
The otherworldly...
and acting as food for deep-sea animals. Largely thanks to that, abundant life forms exist in the darkness, adapting to a harsh reality where only the weird and wonderful can survive. Fish with cavernous mouths, spiky teeth jutting from their jaws,
Video examples
Is this the most...
Trilobites developed spiky ornamentation and neat ways of locking their joints shut. Many species could curl themselves into balls, entirely sealing their soft parts inside their hard exoskeletons. Then, another extinction event shook the world.
Video examples
Finding life we can't...
they show this spiky behavior that you're used to from a flu virus. And it is in fact due to this arms race between hackers and operating system designers that things go back and forth. And the result is kind of a tree of life of these viruses,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 322 PIPE...
tricky one it's got a very distinctive shape to the little spiky twirly bits that probably have a proper name definitely have a little little proper name a proper name but I couldn't for the life of you tell
Video examples
Stephen Burt: Why people...
Green and gloomy eyes In dark forms of the grass Run away. The good stars, Pale helms and spiky spurs, Run away. Fears of my bed, Fears of life and fears of death, Run away.
Video examples
The science of...
When you look at an object, thousands of neurons in your posterior cortex fire. These neurons encode various characteristics of the spiky, fruit, brown, green, and yellow.
Video examples
Animals Of The ABC...
it's first come first served tempest can get spiky when there's not enough to go around
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Quote examples
Michael Sorrentino
American Celebrity
At the end of the day, stick up for yourself whether you have spiky hair, long hair, blonde hair, black hair, whatever it is, stick up for yourself and go for your dreams because at the end of the day, you can pretty much accomplish anything if you put your mind to it.
Quote examples
Billy Idol
British Musician
They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't make any money.
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Maggie Smith
British Actress
It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.
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Jay Sean
English Musician
There was a time when I had spiky hair and I was doing Indian-influenced R&B fusion songs.
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Evan Dando
American Musician
I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.
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Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
I had this bad-boy-from-New York vibe going, dressed like a punk rocker with spiky hair.
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Limahl
English Musician
No, the mullet's gone, I've have a nice blonde, spiky haircut, but it's quite modern.
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Tim Minchin
Australian Comedian
My whole mission is to have a long, interesting career, not a short spiky one.
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Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
I'm like a mad professor, but without the spiky hair.
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Anne Reid
English Actress
I get very spiky if people treat me like an old lady.
Quote examples
Michael Sorrentino
American Celebrity
At the end of the day, stick up for yourself whether you have spiky hair, long hair, blonde hair, black hair, whatever it is, stick up for yourself and go for your dreams because at the end of the day, you can pretty much accomplish anything if you put your mind to it.
Quote examples
Billy Idol
British Musician
They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't make any money.
Quote examples
Maggie Smith
British Actress
It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.
Quote examples
Jay Sean
English Musician
There was a time when I had spiky hair and I was doing Indian-influenced R&B fusion songs.
Quote examples
Evan Dando
American Musician
I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.
Quote examples
Robert Downey, Jr.
American Actor
I had this bad-boy-from-New York vibe going, dressed like a punk rocker with spiky hair.
Quote examples
Limahl
English Musician
No, the mullet's gone, I've have a nice blonde, spiky haircut, but it's quite modern.
Quote examples
Tim Minchin
Australian Comedian
My whole mission is to have a long, interesting career, not a short spiky one.
Quote examples
Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
I'm like a mad professor, but without the spiky hair.
Quote examples
Anne Reid
English Actress
I get very spiky if people treat me like an old lady.
Example 1 of 10
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