thorny
11thorny — adjective 1 thorny question/problem/point/issue a question etc that is complicated and difficult: The thorny question of redundancies will have to be tackled sooner or later. 2 a thorny bush, plant etc has thorns thorniness noun (U) …
12thorny — thornily, adv. thorniness, n. /thawr nee/, adj., thornier, thorniest. 1. abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly. 2. thornlike. 3. overgrown with thorns or brambles. 4. painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament. 5. fu …
13thorny — adjective 1) dense thorny undergrowth Syn: prickly, spiky, barbed, spiny, sharp; technical spinose, spinous 2) the thorny subject of confidentiality Syn: problematic, tricky, ticklish, touchy, delicate …
14thorny — thorn•y [[t]ˈθɔr ni[/t]] adj. i•er, i•est 1) bot full of or characterized by thorns; prickly 2) bot thornlike 3) painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament[/ex] 4) full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question[/ex]… …
15thorny — adjective (thornier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. full of thorns 2. full of difficulties or controversial points ; ticklish < a thorny problem > • thorniness noun …
16thorny — adj. Thorny is used with these nouns: ↑bush, ↑dilemma, ↑issue, ↑problem, ↑shrub, ↑underbrush …
17thorny — [ˈθɔːni] adj 1) difficult to deal with a thorny issue/question[/ex] 2) covered with thorns …
18thorny — /ˈθɔni / (say thawnee) adjective (thornier, thorniest) 1. having or characterised by thorns; spiny; prickly. 2. thorn like. 3. overgrown with thorns or brambles. 4. painful; vexatious. 5. full of points of dispute; difficult: a thorny question.… …
19thorny — Kukū, wanawana, oi oi, kākala, kākalaioa, kalakala; pōniho (as cactus). Thorny tree, lā au kukū, lā au o oi …
20thorny — dyglioji raja statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Raja clavata angl. buckler skate; maid ray; roker; rough ray; thornback ray; thorny rus. колючий скат; морская лисица ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …
