spikiest
Having most protrusions
Spikiest is the superlative of spiky—having the most or sharpest spikes, or the most aggressively pointed quality.
Hair can be spikiest when most heavily gelled into points.
A critic's prose might be at its spikiest when most acerbic: Her review was the spikiest takedown I'd read all year.
Sharp plant projections
- pricklesSmall sharp plant projections
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
spines · bristles · porcupine · cactus · hedgehog · sea urchin · thistle · burr
Aggressively unfriendly
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- combativeInclined toward conflict
fierce · provocative · threatening · contentious · inflammatory · strident · abrasive · caustic
Obstruction preventing passage
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- rampartFortified defensive wall
barbed wire · razor wire · anti-climb · deterrent · obstruction · perimeter · stockade
Utmost height attained
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
erratic · jagged · graph · chart · outlier · anomaly · variation · oscillation
thorns
Sharp plant projections
needles · spines · bristles · porcupine · cactus · hedgehog · sea urchin · thistle · burr · stinger
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
combative · fierce · provocative · threatening · contentious · inflammatory · strident · abrasive · caustic · cutting
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
rampart · barbed wire · razor wire · anti-climb · deterrent · obstruction · perimeter · stockade
peak
Utmost height attained
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
irregular · erratic · jagged · graph · chart · outlier · anomaly · variation · oscillation · uptick