单词 | thorny |
释义 | thorny —thornily, adv. —thorniness, n. /thawr"nee/, adj., thornier, thorniest. 1. abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly. 2. thornlike. 3. overgrown with thorns or brambles. 4. painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament. 5. full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question. [bef. 1000; ME; OE thornig. See THORN, -Y1] Syn. 5. tough, sticky, ticklish, perplexing. |
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