thorny

Significat (Anglès)

1. (literally) Having thorns or spines.
2. (figuratively) Troublesome or vexatious.
3. (figuratively) Aloof and irritable.

Conceptes

eriçat

espinós

punxant

Sinònims

prickly

spiny

spiky

barbed

briery

bristled

thistly

sharp

spinous

bristly

burred

barbellate

briary

stinging

difficult

vexed

spinose

hard

setaceous

troublesome

setose

spiked

burry

full of thorns

bothersome

bristling

complicated

embarrassing

harsh

intricate

irritating

knotty

plaguey

plaguy

pointy

scabrous

snappy

troubling

uncomfortable

untoward

upsetting

vexatious

yam

spined

awkward

Traduccions

spinoso

espinoso

dornig

épineux

stachelig

espinhoso

scrupulosa

αγκαθερός

αγκαθωτός

شائك

شَائِك

ακανθώδης

pinchudo

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈθɔːni/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: thorny

Heretat de anglès antic: þorniġ

In summary

From Middle English thorny, þorny, þorni, from Old English þorniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. By surface analysis, thorn + -y.