browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
thorny |
Grep of noun thorny thorny amaranth thorny skate Overview of adj thorny The adj thorny has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. thorny -- (bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights") 2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny -- (having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits") Antonyms of adj thorny 2 senses of thorny Sense 1 thorny INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Sense 2 barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny INDIRECT (VIA armed) -> unarmed Similarity of adj thorny 2 senses of thorny Sense 1 thorny => difficult (vs. easy), hard Sense 2 barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny => armed (vs. unarmed) Attributes of adj thorny Familiarity of adj thorny thorny used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj thorny thorny Overview of adj thorny The adj thorny has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. thorny -- (bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights") 2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny -- (having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits")
thorny definition
This work is licensed under a
