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thorny adjective [ ˈθɔːni ]

• having many thorns or thorn bushes.
• "tangled thorny branches"
Similar: prickly, spiky, barbed, spiny, spined, bristly, briary, sharp, pointed, spinose, spinous,
• causing distress, difficulty, or trouble.
• "a thorny problem for our team to solve"
Similar: problematic, tricky, ticklish, delicate, controversial, awkward, prickly, difficult, knotty, tough, taxing, trying, troublesome, irksome, vexatious, bothersome, worrying, concerning, upsetting, complicated, complex, involved, convoluted, intricate, vexed, sticky, dodgy,
Opposite: easy, uncomplicated,


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