#spiky

• Bristled — Having curled up or bristled like a hedgehog; describes hair that is coarse, rigid, and standing up, or a surface full of roughness, tiny spines, or irregularities. In a popular veterinary sense, it refers to a horse affected by the scratches disease, having the skin above the hoof cracked, rough, and swollen.
• Prickly — Full of thorns, spikes, or prominent roughness; presenting a rigid and bristled structure similar to the protective coat of a hedgehog. In an extended or figurative sense, the term can describe a grumpy, sharp, or defensive human behavior, characterized by a tendency to repel social interactions with cutting remarks.