thorny
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(satellite adjective) bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights" |
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(satellite adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits" |
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Synonyms: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny |
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