Definition of
Thorny
- (adj, all) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers - (adj, all) bristling with perplexities
- (adj, all) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
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Synonyms of Thorny
barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny
Alternate forms of Thorny
Derivations: thorn, thorniness
Words that sound like Thorny
tadorna, tarn, taurine, tea urn, tearoom, teheran, tehran, term, tern, ternion, terrain, terrarium, terrene, terrine, tetrahymena, theorem, therein, theremin, thereon, therm, thermion, thorium, thorium-228, thorn, threonine, throne, throw in, throw-in, thrown, thrown-away, thrum, thyronine, tirana, tire iron, torino, torn, torreon, tourney, train, trainee, trainman, tram, tramway, trauma, tree onion, trema, trim
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