spiky
English
/ˈspaɪ.ki/
adj
Definitions
- Having spikes, spiny.
- hostile; standoffish
- Of hair, erect, resembling spikes.
Etymology
Suffix from English spike.
Origin
English
spike
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerospike English
- backspike English
- despike English
- dogspike English
- handspike English
- interspike English
- intraspike English
- marlinspike English
- microspike English
- nanospike English
- polyspike English
- spignel English
- spike English
- spikebill English
- spikefish English
- spikegrass English
- spikeless English
- spikelet English
- spikelike English
- spikenail English
- spikenard English
- spikeproof English
- spiker English
- spiketail English
- spikily English
- spikiness English
- superspike English
- unspike English
- unspiky English
- spike Middle English