adjective, thorn·i·er, thorn·i·est. 1.abounding in or characterized by
thorns; spiny; prickly.
3.overgrown with
thorns or brambles.
4.painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament.
5.full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question.
Origin: before 1000; Middle English; Old English thornig. See
thorn,
-y1 Related forms thorn·i·ly, adverb
thorn·i·ness, noun
un·thorn·y, adjective
Synonyms
5. tough, sticky, ticklish, perplexing.
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Thornily
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