Associations to the word «Thorny»
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Wiktionary
THORNY, adjective. Having thorns or spines
THORNY, adjective. Troublesome or vexatious
THORNY, adjective. Aloof and irritable
THORNY LACEWING, noun. Any insect of the family Rachiberothidae.
THORNY LACEWINGS, noun. Plural of thorny lacewing
THORNY OYSTER, noun. Any of the spiny bivalve molluscs of the genus Spondylus.
Dictionary definition
THORNY, adjective. Bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights".
THORNY, adjective. Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers".
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