Prickly and Smooth

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Prickly adjective - Causing an unpleasant tingling sensation.

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Smooth is an antonym for prickly in topics: irritable, thorny or difficult.

Nearby Words: prick, prickle, pricked, pricking, prickling

Smooth adjective - Having or showing very polished and worldly manners.

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Prickly is an antonym for smooth.

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Smooth and Prickly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prickly/smooth

Prickly & Smooth. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prickly/smooth>.

Smooth or Prickly. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prickly/smooth.

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