26984 words

thorny

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with:

Examples:

the thorny issue of taxation
2
having thorns:

Examples:

a thorny rose bush
3
having a lot of thorns:

Examples:

Roses are thorny shrubs.
4
A thorny problem is one that is full of difficulties:

Examples:

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