thornilyadv.
/ˈθɔːnɪli/ In a thorny manner; so as to be thorny.
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spinosely1847
spinulosely1857
thornily1886
1886 R. D. Blackmore Springhaven xv, in Harper's Mag. July 268/1 Thornily crested with good stout furze.
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adv.1886- make the erber
- make the feathers fly
- make the first move
- make the frame
- make the front page
- make the front pages
- make the fur fly
- make the gardyloo
- make the gates gnede
- make the grade
- make the grand tour
- make the groceries
- make the hard yards
- make the headlines
- make the most of
- make the move
- make the news
- make the newspapers
- make the pass
- make the plunge
- make the point
- make the point that
- make the post
- make the pot boil
- make the pot with the two ears