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thorny
thorny - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
thorny
Definition
(adj) bristling with perplexities
Example Sentence
the thorny question of states' rights
Definition
(adj) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Synonyms
:
barbed
,
barbellate
,
briary
,
briery
,
bristled
,
bristly
,
burred
,
burry
,
prickly
,
setaceous
,
setose
,
spiny
Example Sentence
a horse with a short bristly mane
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for thorny
tough like THOR
Word used in video below:
text: in a thorny bush and she stayed there
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