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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thorn•y (thôr′nē),USA pronunciation adj., thorn•i•er, thorn•i•est. - Botanyabounding in or characterized by thorns;
spiny;
prickly. - Botanythornlike.
- Botanyovergrown with thorns or brambles.
- painful;
vexatious:a thorny predicament. - full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points:a thorny question.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English thornig. See thorn, -y1
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tough, sticky, ticklish, perplexing.
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