Thesaurus: spiny

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1. a. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
2. a. Like a spine in shape; slender.
3. a. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
4. n. See Spinny.
5. adj. having spines
6. adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
7. 1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree. 2. Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." Chapman. 3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances. The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. Bp. Warburton. Spiny lobster. (Zoöl.) Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster. See Spinny.
8. j:100 a having spines s having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.