Prickly and Setose

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Prickly adjective - Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc..

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Setose is a synonym for prickly. In some cases you can use "Setose" instead an adjective "Prickly".

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

Setose adjective - Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc..

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Prickly is a synonym for setose. You can use "Prickly" instead an adjective "Setose".

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Setose and Prickly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prickly/setose

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