spinyadjective
uk/ˈspaɪ.ni/us/ˈspaɪ.ni/covered with spines (= long, sharp points like needles)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sharp and blunt
- blunt
- hone
- jaggy
- keen
- point
- pointed
- pointy
- prickly
- razor-sharp
- sharp
- sharpen
- sharply
- spike
- spiked
- spiky
- whet
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The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals
Examples from literature
- Madagascar’s most unusual forests are the spiny forests.