👉 Prickliest is a term used in the field of linguistics, specifically in the context of comparative and theoretical linguistics. It refers to the most difficult or challenging form of speech recognition or interpretation, often used for determining the speaker's intent or meaning. The term was coined by the linguist David J. Gunning in 1987 to describe a phenomenon where an individual is able to make a statement that is so precise and detailed that it can be interpreted as if it were spoken
