thorniness

thorn·y

T0179000 (thôr′nē)adj. thorn·i·er, thorn·i·est 1. Having many thorns or abounding in thorn-covered vegetation: thorny shrubs; a thorny landscape.2. Spiny or prickly.3. Controversial, problematic, or vexatious: avoided discussing thorny issues during the meeting.

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thorn′i·ly adv.thorn′i·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thorniness - the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spinesbristliness, prickliness, spininessraggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
	2.	thorniness - a rough and bitter manner acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, tartness, acerbitydisagreeableness - an ill-tempered and offensive disposition