Search results
- Dictionarythorny/ˈθɔːni/
adjective
- 1. having many thorns or thorn bushes: "tangled thorny branches" Similar
- 2. causing distress, difficulty, or trouble: "a thorny problem for our team to solve" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
THORNY definition: 1. A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with: 2. having thorns: 3. A thorny problem…. Learn more.
: full of difficulties or controversial points : ticklish. a thorny problem. thorniness noun. Synonyms. brambly. prickly. scratchy. thistly. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of thorny in a Sentence. stay out of the thorny brambles unless you want a ton of scratches.
THORNY meaning: 1. A thorny problem or subject is difficult to deal with: 2. having thorns: 3. A thorny problem…. Learn more.
1. full of or characterized by thorns; prickly. 2. thornlike. 3. painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament. 4. full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question. [before 1000] thorn′i•ly, adv. thorn′i•ness, n.
Thorny things are either sharp and spiky, like a thorny briar patch, or troublesome and difficult, like a thorny problem. Either way, they can be painful! When you tackle a thorny rosebush, you'll need thick gloves and sharp pruning shears.
Thorny definition: abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.. See examples of THORNY used in a sentence.
If you describe a problem as thorny, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to solve, and that people are often unwilling to discuss it. ...the thorny issue of immigration policy.
Definition of thorny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
THORNY definition: 1. covered in thorns 2. A thorny problem, question, subject, etc is difficult to deal with.. Learn more.
Thorny definition: Having many thorns or abounding in thorn-covered vegetation.
