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adjective
- 1. having many thorns or thorn bushes. Similar
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THORNY definition: 1. A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with: 2. having thorns: 3. A thorny problem…. Learn more.
1. : full of thorns. 2. : full of difficulties or controversial points : ticklish. a thorny problem. thorniness noun. Synonyms. brambly. prickly. scratchy. thistly. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of thorny in a Sentence. stay out of the thorny brambles unless you want a ton of scratches.
Thorny things are either sharp and spiky, like a thorny briar patch, or troublesome and difficult, like a thorny problem. Either way, they can be painful!
Synonyms for THORNY: jagged, prickly, scratchy, brambly, thistly, rough, coarse, bristly; Antonyms of THORNY: easy, simple, manageable, uncomplicated, straightforward, painless, effortless, unproblematic.
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.
Thorny definition: abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.. See examples of THORNY used in a sentence.
THORNY meaning: 1. A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with: 2. having thorns: 3. A thorny problem…. Learn more.
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. [before 1000] thorn′i•ly, adv. thorn′i•ness, n.
Definition of thorny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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