prickliness Definition

diffidence, reticence, aloofness, touchiness, bluntness, peevishness, bashfulness, irritation, ambivalence, imperiousness, curtness, defensiveness, exasperation, impatience, wariness, pugnacity, brusqueness, rudeness, tactlessness, tetchiness, grumpiness, stubbornness, awkwardness, candor, frankness, petulance, haughtiness, sheepishness, condescension, irascibility, incredulousness, nonchalance, smugness, garrulousness, hauteur, unworldliness, churlishness, chumminess, gregariousness, contrariness, affability, indignance, arrogance, insouciance, snobbishness, politeness, pompousness, timidity, cantankerousness, obtuseness, acerbity, disdain, superciliousness, taciturnity, cynicism, hostility, indifference, pushiness, flintiness, sangfroid, imperturbability, geniality, stoicism, chilliness, disinterest, incredulity, daintiness, inscrutability, loquaciousness, fastidiousness, bonhomie, artlessness, boastfulness, politesse, wryness, ruefulness, callowness, cockiness, sullenness, dowdiness, bravado, boorishness, solicitousness, belligerence, candidness, lugubriousness, glibness, unflappability, facetiousness, overfamiliarity, cordiality, anglophilia, unpretentiousness, cussedness, equanimity, pragmatism, priggishness, dubiousness, insularity, noblesse oblige,