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Definition of Thorny
1. Adjective. Bristling with perplexities. "The thorny question of states' rights"
2. Adjective. Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.. "Setaceous whiskers"
Similar to: Armed
Derivative terms: Barbel, Briar, Bristle, Bristliness, Burr, Prickle, Prickliness, Seta, Spininess, Thorn, Thorniness
Definition of Thorny
1. a. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
Definition of Thorny
1. Adjective. having thorns or spines ¹
2. Adjective. troublesome or vexatious ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thorny
1. full of thorns [adj THORNIER, THORNIEST] : THORNILY [adv]
Medical Definition of Thorny
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1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of bare distress." "The steep and thorny way to heaven.