spiny

Meaning

Adj

1. Covered in spines or thorns.
2. Troublesome; difficult or vexing.
3. Like a spine in shape; slender.

Noun

Archaic form of spinney.

Synonyms

thorny

prickly

barbed

spinous

briery

spiky

spinose

briary

barbellate

burred

bristled

setaceous

bristly

burry

spiked

thistly

setose

bristling

pointed

peaked

hard

stinging

tined

difficult

troublesome

broom

🧹

pronged

slender

spare

Translations

spinoso

espinoso

dornig

stachelig

épineux

şaşırtıcı

dikenli

iğneli

ακανθώδης

شائك

espinhoso

pinchudo

stachlig

spitz zulaufend

punxant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspaɪni/

Etymology

From spine + -y.