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Synonyms for "thorny" in English

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thorny:
- thorny; prickly; sarcastic; stinging; spinous

English

Detailed Synonyms for thorny in English

thorny:

thorny adj

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thorny; prickly
- thorny adj
- prickly adj
thorny
sarcastic; stinging; thorny; prickly
- sarcastic adj
- stinging adj
- thorny adj
- prickly adj
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thorny
- thorny adj
thorny
thorny; spinous
- thorny adj
- spinous adj
thorny

– bristling with perplexities ¹
thorny
– bristling with perplexities ¹
- thorny adj
  - the thorny question of states' rights¹

Related Words for "thorny":

thorniness, thornier, thorniest

Alternate Synonyms for "thorny":

difficult; hard
barbed; barbellate; briary; briery; bristled; bristly; burred; burry; prickly; setose; setaceous; spiny; armed

Related Definitions for "thorny":

bristling with perplexities¹
- the thorny question of states' rights¹

Related Synonyms for thorny

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University