spik|y

spik|y: spik|y «SPY kee», adjective, spik|i|er, spik|i|est.

1. having spikes; set with sharp, projecting points: »Being tough and spiky, cacti are relatively poor fodder (Science News).

2. having the shape of a spike.

3. Figurative. a) sharp; cutting: »“There's this chapel,” she said, feeling a spiky nostalgia (New Yorker). She makes spiky statements about, say, original sin (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
b) sharp-tongued; irritable; cross: »He is a controversial, occasionally spiky, man of steely intellect (London Times).

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Špik — Höhe 2.472 m … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spik — Špik Špik Le Špik Géographie Altitude 2 472 m Massif Alpes juli … Wikipédia en Français
Špik — Le Špik Géographie Altitude 2 472 m Massif Alpes juliennes Coordonnées … Wikipédia en Français
spik — spik; spik·er; spik·i·ly; spik·i·ness; … English syllables
Spik — Spik, soviel wie Lavandula Spica; s. auch Valeriana … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Spik — Spik, Spiker, S. Spiek u.s.f … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
spik — /spik/, n. spic. * * * … Universalium
spik- — *spik germ., Verb: nhd. spitz sein ( Verb); ne. be (Verb) pointed; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae.; Hinweis: s. *spīkō, *spīkra ; Etymologie: s. ing. *spē̆i (1), *pē̆i … Germanisches Wörterbuch
spik|er — «SPY kuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that spikes. 2. a workman who drives the spikes in the ties in laying railroad tracks … Useful english dictionary
spik|i|ly — «SPY kuh lee», adverb. in a spiky manner; like spikes … Useful english dictionary

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