spininess
State of being barbed
Spininess is the quality of having spines or being covered with sharp projections.
A cactus has spininess; so does a hedgehog or a sea urchin.
The word extends to prickliness of manner or temperament: His spininess made him difficult to work with.
Spiny or irritable
- roughUneven in surface
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- coarseRough in texture
bumpy · scratchy · abrasive · ridged · serrated · barbed · spiky · scaly
Protective combat covering
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- thornsSharp plant projections
protection · deterrent · barrier · fortification · guard · porcupine · hedgehog · urchin
Tapering to a tip
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
keen · stinging · jabbing · poking · pricking · penetrating · lancinating · spearing
prickly
Spiny or irritable
coarse · bumpy · scratchy · abrasive · ridged · serrated · barbed · spiky · scaly · raspy
armor
Protective combat covering
thorns · protection · deterrent · barrier · fortification · guard · porcupine · hedgehog · urchin · cactus
pointed
Tapering to a tip
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
tapered · keen · stinging · jabbing · poking · pricking · penetrating · lancinating · spearing · stabbing
spininesssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
softness · sleekness · silkiness · slickness · glossiness
spininessaffability
Warm, friendly disposition
geniality · amiability · warmth · friendliness · approachability
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