peppery vs prickly

peppery

adj
  • Having a fiery temperament. 

  • Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste. 

prickly

adj
  • Easily irritated. 

  • Covered with sharp points. 

  • Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny. 

noun
  • Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object. 

adv
  • In a prickly manner. 

How often have the words peppery and prickly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )