thistlyadj.

/ˈθɪs(ə)li/

Etymology: < thistle n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Of the nature of or resembling a thistle; spiny, prickly; consisting of or constituted by thistles. (In 1611, made of ‘thistles’, i.e. teasel-heads.)

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > having points like prickles or bristles

sharpc1000

prickling1567

prickly1577

prickled1578

thistly1605

pricklish1698

spicated1703

bristled1794

thistlish1858

stivery1892

burred1906

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 490 That shell [of the chestnut] in-case't in a thick thistly fell.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Applaneur de draps, the Cloathworker; who with his thistly cards doth smooth, and stroake down clothes.

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 768 The land..Exults to see its thistly curse repealed.

1845 G. Struthers in Ess. Christian Union (1851) vii. 416 The plant of schism has put forth its thistly spines wherever it has been carried.

2. Full of, abounding or overgrown, with thistles.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [adjective] > of or having thistles

thistly1710

thistled1745

thistle-like1857

1710 Tusser Redivivus in T.'s Husb. (1878) 129 (note) Where the Wheat is thistly.

1727 J. Thomson Summer 77 Wild-wafting o'er the Lawn, the thistly Down Plays in the fickle Air.

1900 W. H. Hudson Nature in Downland 41 Thistly and weedy wastelands.

3. figurative (from 1, 2).

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1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 335 A world, so thorny,..where none Finds happiness..Without some thistly sorrow at it's side.

1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life 342 Converted into a fortress..all thistly with bayonets.

1889 Harper's Mag. Mar. 661/1 Wandering..into thistly byways of dissent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thistly
释义	thistlyadj. /ˈθɪs(ə)li/ Etymology: < thistle n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Of the nature of or resembling a thistle; spiny, prickly; consisting of or constituted by thistles. (In 1611, made of ‘thistles’, i.e. teasel-heads.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > sharp unevenness > [adjective] > having (a) sharp projection(s) > having points like prickles or bristles sharpc1000 prickling1567 prickly1577 prickled1578 thistly1605 pricklish1698 spicated1703 bristled1794 thistlish1858 stivery1892 burred1906 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 490 That shell [of the chestnut] in-case't in a thick thistly fell. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Applaneur de draps, the Cloathworker; who with his thistly cards doth smooth, and stroake down clothes. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 768 The land..Exults to see its thistly curse repealed. 1845 G. Struthers in Ess. Christian Union (1851) vii. 416 The plant of schism has put forth its thistly spines wherever it has been carried. 2. Full of, abounding or overgrown, with thistles. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [adjective] > of or having thistles thistly1710 thistled1745 thistle-like1857 1710 Tusser Redivivus in T.'s Husb. (1878) 129 (note) Where the Wheat is thistly. 1727 J. Thomson Summer 77 Wild-wafting o'er the Lawn, the thistly Down Plays in the fickle Air. 1900 W. H. Hudson Nature in Downland 41 Thistly and weedy wastelands. 3. figurative (from 1, 2). ΚΠ 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 335 A world, so thorny,..where none Finds happiness..Without some thistly sorrow at it's side. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life 342 Converted into a fortress..all thistly with bayonets. 1889 Harper's Mag. Mar. 661/1 Wandering..into thistly byways of dissent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605
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