SPIKY
peaky, spiky
(adjective) having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; “absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
spiky (comparative spikier, superlative spikiest)
Having spikes, spiny.
hostile; standoffish
Of hair, erect, resembling spikes.
Anagrams
• kipsy, pisky
Source: Wiktionary
Spik"y, a.
1. Like a spike; spikelike. These spiky, vivid outbursts of metallic vapors. C. A. Young.
2. Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed with spikes. Or by the spiky harrow cleared away. Dyer. The spiky wheels through heaps of carnage tore. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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