| 单词 | thorny |
| 释义 | thorny[ thawr-nee ] / ˈθɔr ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thorny ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, thorn·i·er, thorn·i·est.abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly. thornlike. overgrown with thorns or brambles. painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament. full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question. Origin of thornybefore 1000; Middle English; Old English thornig.See thorn, -y1 SYNONYMS FOR thorny5 tough, sticky, ticklish, perplexing. SEE SYNONYMS FOR thorny ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM thornythorn·i·ly, adverbthorn·i·ness, nounun·thorn·y, adjectiveWords nearby thornyThorndike, Thornhill, thorn in one's flesh, thorn moth, Thornton, thorny, thoro, Thorold, thoron, thorough, thorough bass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for thornythorny / (ˈθɔːnɪ) / adjective thornier or thorniestbearing or covered with thorns difficult or unpleasanta thorny problem sharp Derived forms of thornythornily, adverbthorniness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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