Meaning Of The Word Thorny

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thorny
A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns.
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.

thorny in American English
full of thorns; brambly; prickly
adjective: abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly

thorny in British English
adjective: bearing or covered with thorns

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