spikier
Having sharper protrusions
Spikier is the comparative form of spiky—having more or sharper projecting points.
Hair that's spikier stands up more aggressively.
A cactus may be spikier than its neighbor.
Figuratively, a spikier personality is more prickly or irritable: She's been spikier than usual since the layoffs.
More easily annoyed
- pricklierMore covered with thorns
- edgierMore tense or provocative
- crankierMore ill-tempered
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
snappier · bristlier · touchier · surlier · grumpier · peevish · tetchier · waspish
More prickly or problematic
- pricklierMore covered with thorns
- bristlierMore stiff-haired
- pointierMore acute-angled
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
barbed · needled · serrated · quilled · pronged · tined · spined · sharper
More tense or provocative
- bolderMore courageous
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
unconventional · daring · radical · provocative · rebellious · experimental · unorthodox · jagged
More violently intense
- harsherMore severe or unkind
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
belligerent · abrasive · contentious · provocative · antagonistic · truculent · strident · pugnacious
testier
More easily annoyed
irritable · snappier · bristlier · touchier · surlier · grumpier · peevish · tetchier · waspish · crotchety
thornier
More prickly or problematic
jagged · barbed · needled · serrated · quilled · pronged · tined · spined · sharper · rougher
edgier
More tense or provocative
- bolderMore courageous
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
angular · unconventional · daring · radical · provocative · rebellious · experimental · unorthodox · jagged · asymmetrical
fiercer
More violently intense
- harsherMore severe or unkind
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
hostile · belligerent · abrasive · contentious · provocative · antagonistic · truculent · strident · pugnacious · sharper