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   Thorn·y

   /ˈTHôrnē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having many thorns or thorn bushes. Similar pricklyspikybarbedspinyspinedbristlybriarysharppointedtechnical:spinosespinous
   • ▪ causing distress, difficulty, or trouble: "a thorny problem for our team to solve" Similar problematictrickyticklishdelicatecontroversialawkwardpricklydifficultknottytoughtaxingtryingtroublesomeirksomevexatiousbothersomeworryingconcerningupsettingcomplicatedcomplexinvolvedconvolutedintricatevexedinformal:stickydodgyOpposite easyuncomplicated

   Derivatives

   • 1. thornily adverb
   • 2. thorniness noun

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