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thorny    音标拼音: [θ'ɔrni]
a. 多刺的,痛苦的

多刺的,痛苦的

thorny
adj 1: bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of
states' rights"
2: 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" [synonym:
{barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled},
{bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose},
{setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}]

Thorny \Thorn"y\, a. [Compar. {Thornier}; superl. {Thorniest}.]
[Cf. AS. [thorn]orniht.]
1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a
thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
[1913 Webster]

2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome;
vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of
bare distress." --Shak.
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The steep and thorny way to heaven. --Shak.
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{Thorny rest-harrow} (Bot.), rest-harrow.

{Thorny trefoil}, a prickly plant of the genus {Fagonia}
({Fagonia Cretica}, etc.).
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72 Moby Thesaurus words for "thorny":
Herculean, abstruse, acanaceous, acanthoid, aciculate, aculeolate,
arduous, barbed, barbellate, brambly, briery, bristly, brutal,
complex, complicated, controversial, critical, delicate, demanding,
difficile, difficult, exacting, formidable, hairy, hard,
hard-earned, hard-fought, intricate, involved, jawbreaking,
knotted, knotty, laborious, mean, muricate, nasty, nettlesome,
no picnic, not easy, operose, painful, pricking, prickly, pricky,
problematic, rigorous, rough, rugged, set with thorns, setaceous,
setose, severe, spiculate, spiculose, spiked, spinous, spiny,
steep, sticky, stinging, strenuous, tangled, thistly, ticklish,
toilsome, tough, tricky, troublesome, uphill, vexatious, wicked,
worrying


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  • THORNY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of THORNY is full of thorns How to use thorny in a sentence
  • THORNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    THORNY definition: 1 A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with: 2 having thorns: 3 A thorny problem… Learn more
  • THORNY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Thorny definition: abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly See examples of THORNY used in a sentence
  • THORNY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If you describe a problem as thorny, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to solve, and that people are often unwilling to discuss it the thorny issue of immigration policy It is essential that we tackle this thorny problem
  • Thorny - definition of thorny by The Free Dictionary
    1 full of or characterized by thorns; prickly 2 thornlike 3 painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament 4 full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question
  • thorny adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of thorny adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (comparative thornier, superlative thorniest) [usually before noun] causing difficulty or disagreement synonym knotty There are still some thorny questions to be answered They must tackle the thorny issue of free speech It's an elegant solution to a thorny problem
  • What does thorny mean? - Definitions. net
    Thorny refers to something that is covered with or full of sharp-pointed projections It can be used literally, such as to describe a plant with spines or prickles, or figuratively, to describe a situation, issue or problem that is problematic, difficult or complicated
  • What Is The Meaning Of Thorny - Degreenix. info
    The word thorny is often used to describe something difficult, complex, or literally covered in thorns It can refer to both physical objects, like a thorny bush, and abstract situations, like a thorny problem This topic will explore the meaning, origins, and usage of thorny in different contexts
  • thorny, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the adjective thorny mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective thorny See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence thorny has developed meanings and uses in subjects including OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions
  • Thorny Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    thorny ˈ θoɚni adjective thornier; thorniest Britannica Dictionary definition of THORNY [also more thorny; most thorny] 1 : having a lot of thorns thorny bushes





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