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- Dictionarythorny/ˈθɔːni/
adjective
- 1. having many thorns or thorn bushes: "tangled thorny branches" Similar
- 2. causing distress, difficulty, or trouble: "a thorny problem for our team to solve" Similar Opposite
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Thorny means having thorns or being difficult to deal with. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
- English (US)
THORNY meaning: 1. A thorny problem or subject is difficult...
- Thorny: Danish Translation
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- Thorny: Indonesian Translation
thorny translate: berduri, sulit. Learn more in the...
- Thorny: Norwegian Translation
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- Thorny: Czech Translation
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- Traditional
THORNY translate: 問題／題目, 棘手的，麻煩的, 植物的, 多刺的;帶刺的. Learn more...
- English (US)
Thorny means full of thorns or full of difficulties or controversial points. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of thorny from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Thorny means having thorns or difficult to deal with. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
If you describe a problem as thorny, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to solve, and that people are often unwilling to discuss it.
Thorny things are either sharp and spiky, like a thorny briar patch, or troublesome and difficult, like a thorny problem. Either way, they can be painful! When you tackle a thorny rosebush, you'll need thick gloves and sharp pruning shears.
Thorny means abounding in or characterized by thorns, spiny, prickly, or overgrown with thorns or brambles. It can also mean painful, vexatious, or full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points.
Thorny means having many thorns or spines, or being difficult or troublesome. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations and usage examples of thorny from various sources.
