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   thorny

   /ˈθɔːni/

   adjective

   • 1. having many thorns or thorn bushes: "tangled thorny branches" Similar pricklyspikybarbedspinyspinedbristlybriarysharppointedtechnical:spinosespinous
   • 2. causing distress, difficulty, or trouble: "a thorny problem for our team to solve" Similar problematictrickyticklishdelicatecontroversialawkwardpricklydifficultknottytoughtaxingtryingtroublesomeirksomevexatiousbothersomeworryingconcerningupsettingcomplicatedcomplexinvolvedconvolutedintricatevexedinformal:stickydodgyOpposite easyuncomplicated

   Derivatives

   • 1. thornily adverb
   • 2. thorniness noun

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