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单词 thorny
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thorny

[ thawr-nee ]
/ ˈθɔr ni /
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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 thorny

before 1000; Middle English; Old English thornig.See thorn, -y1

SYNONYMS FOR thorny

5 tough, sticky, ticklish, perplexing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM thorny

thorn·i·ly, adverbthorn·i·ness, nounun·thorn·y, adjective

Words nearby thorny

Thorndike, Thornhill, thorn in one's flesh, thorn moth, Thornton, thorny, thoro, Thorold, thoron, thorough, thorough bass
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British Dictionary definitions for thorny

thorny
/ (ˈθɔːnɪ) /

adjective thornier or thorniest

bearing or covered with thorns
difficult or unpleasanta thorny problem
sharp

Derived forms of thorny

thornily, adverbthorniness, noun
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