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- [spahy-nee]
- /ˈspaɪ ni/
- /ˈspaɪ.ni/
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- [spahy-nee]
- /ˈspaɪ ni/
Definitions of spiny word
- adjective spiny abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant. 1
- adjective spiny covered with or having sharp-pointed processes, as an animal. 1
- adjective spiny in the form of a spine; resembling a spine; spinelike. 1
- adjective spiny troublesome or difficult to handle; thorny: a spiny problem. 1
- adjective spiny prickly, spiky 1
- adjective spiny having spines 1
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Origin of spiny
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; spine + -y1
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Parts of speech for Spiny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spiny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
spiny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spiny
adj spiny
- acuate — to sharpen
- acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- apical — of, at, or being the apex
- aristate — Botany. having aristae; awned.
- barbellate — (of plants or plant organs) covered with barbs, hooks, or bristles
adjective spiny
- arrowlike — resembling an arrow
- barbed — A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.
- jaggy — jagged; notched.
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
- needlelike — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
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