thornilyadv.
/ˈθɔːnɪli/ In a thorny manner; so as to be thorny.
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spinosely1847
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thornily1886
1886 R. D. Blackmore Springhaven xv, in Harper's Mag. July 268/1 Thornily crested with good stout furze.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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