English
prickish
From prick + -ish.
Formed from prick + -ish
Proto-Germanic *prikô
Proto-West Germanic *prikō
Old English prica ‘prick, (small) hole, perforation’
Middle English prik
English prick
Today it means
adj having the characteristics of a prick; being unpleasant, rude or annoying.
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Etymograph / prickish