pointy vs prickly

pointy

adj
  • Pointed in shape; having a point or points. 

  • In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->). 

noun
  • Any pointed object. 

prickly

adj
  • Covered with sharp points. 

  • Easily irritated. 

  • Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny. 

adv
  • In a prickly manner. 

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

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