Thorny has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
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"
Example Sentences
"the thorny question of states' rights"
adjective
"a horse with a short bristly mane"
adjective
"bristly shrubs"
adjective
"burred fruits"
adjective
"setaceous whiskers"
adjective
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