adjectivehystrĭcōsusHYSTRICOSVS☆ KeepMeaningpricklyLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HYSTRICOSUSLEWIS & SHORTHYSTRICOSUShystrĭcōsus, a, um, adj. hystrix, I. prickly, thorny (late Lat.), trop.: hystricosae et lividae mentis homo, Hier. in. Ruf. 1, 7.Read the whole entry