ALL meanings of thorny
thorn·y
T t - adjective thorny plant: having thorns 1
- adjective thorny subject: controversial 1
- adjective thorny abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly. 1
- abbreviation THORNY thornlike. 1
- adjective thorny overgrown with thorns or brambles. 1
- adjective thorny painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament. 1
- adjective thorny full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question. 1
- adjective thorny A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns. 0
- adjective thorny 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. 0
- adjective thorny bearing or covered with thorns 0
- adjective thorny difficult or unpleasant 0
- adjective thorny sharp 0
- adjective thorny full of thorns; brambly; prickly 0
- adjective thorny having thorns or spines 0
- adjective thorny like a thorn; sharp 0
- adjective thorny full of obstacles, vexations, pain, etc. 0
- adjective thorny full of controversial points; difficult; contentious 0