spiny
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪni
Adjective
spiny (comparative spinier, superlative spiniest)
- covered in spines or thorns
- troublesome; difficult or vexing
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- the spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy
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- Like a spine in shape; slender.
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- Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping.
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Synonyms
Translations
covered in prickles
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Noun
spiny (plural spinies)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “spiny”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
spiny f
Etymology 2
Noun
spiny m
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