とげとげしい

Also written 刺々しい, トゲトゲしい

Meanings

1. い-adjective sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); cutting (remarks); barbed; stinging
2. spiky; prickly; jagged; biting (e.g. wind)

Example sentences

• そんなトゲトゲしい言い方しなくたっていいだろう。
  You don't have to use such a harsh tone with me.
• 彼女の声はとげとげしかった。
  Her voice was sour.
• 針のようにとげとげしい。
  They are as sharp as needles.

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