Thorny Definition & Meaning
thorny
- adjective
- bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights"
- 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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- What does thorny mean?
- bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights" 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"
- What part of speech is thorny?
- Thorny is an adjective.
- How many definitions does thorny have?
- Thorny has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).