thorny

thorn·y

T0179000 (thôr′nē)adj. thorn·i·er, thorn·i·est 1. Having many thorns or abounding in thorn-covered vegetation: thorny shrubs; a thorny landscape.2. Spiny or prickly.3. Controversial, problematic, or vexatious: avoided discussing thorny issues during the meeting.

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thorn′i·ly adv.thorn′i·ness n.

thorny

(ˈθɔːnɪ) adj, thornier or thorniest1. (Botany) bearing or covered with thorns2. difficult or unpleasant: a thorny problem. 3. sharp ˈthornily adv ˈthorniness n

thorn•y

(ˈθɔr ni)

adj. i•er, i•est. 1. full of or characterized by thorns; prickly. 2. thornlike. 3. painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament. 4. full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question. [before 1000] thorn′i•ly, adv. thorn′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	thorny - bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights"difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	2.	thorny - having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, burred, burry, setaceous, setose, spiny, prickly, bristly, barbedarmed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns

thorny

adjective1. prickly, spiky, spiny, pointed, sharp, barbed, bristly, spinous, bristling with thorns thorny hawthorn trees2. troublesome, difficult, problematic(al), trying, hard, worrying, tough, upsetting, awkward, unpleasant, sticky (informal), harassing, irksome, ticklish, vexatious the thorny issue of immigration policy

thorny

adjective1. Full of sharp needlelike protuberances:briery, echinate, prickly, pricky, spiny, thistly.2. So replete with interlocking points and complications as to be painfully irritating:nettlesome, prickly, spiny.

Translations

多刺的棘手的

thorn

(θoːn) noun a hard, sharp point sticking out from the stem of certain plants. She pricked her finger on a thorn. 有刺植物 （植物的）刺 ˈthorny adjective1. full of or covered with thorns. a thorny branch. 多刺的 多刺的2. difficult, causing trouble etc. a thorny problem. 棘手的 棘手的