"spiky" meaning in English

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        "Having spikes, spiny."
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pokrit s šipove",
          "sense": "having spikes",
          "word": "покрит с шипове"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having spikes",
          "word": "piikikäs"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having spikes",
          "word": "stachlig"
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          "sense": "having spikes",
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ūşty",
          "sense": "having spikes",
          "word": "ұшты"
        },
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          "_dis1": "78 2 20",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having spikes",
          "word": "makao"
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          "ref": "1988 April 16, Jim Fauntleroy, “Intimate Entertainment”, in Gay Community News, page 16",
          "text": "It started with Ron soloing on \"He Wasn't Talking to Me,\" a quiet and wistful ballad that segued into the upbeat and spiky \"Give Me a Man Who's Glad to Be Gay.\" This was a pride anthem about being gay with a few nudges at those carrying their closets with them to the bars (Straight looking marine seeks/straight looking cop to please/How straight can they look/when they're down on their knees?).",
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        "Of hair, erect, resembling spikes."
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      "sense": "hairstyle",
      "word": "de punta"
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      "word": "pincho"
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      "word": "chuzo"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokrit s šipove",
      "sense": "having spikes",
      "word": "покрит с шипове"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having spikes",
      "word": "piikikäs"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having spikes",
      "word": "stachlig"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having spikes",
      "word": "stachelig"
    },
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ūşty",
      "sense": "having spikes",
      "word": "ұшты"
    },
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having spikes",
      "word": "makao"
    },
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      "sense": "hairstyle",
      "word": "de punta"
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