spiny en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈspaɪni/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From spine + -y.
Meanings
- Covered in spines or thorns.
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Troublesome; difficult or vexing.
The spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy
1727, William Warburton, Critical and Philosophical Enquiry into the Causes of Miracles:
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Like a spine in shape; slender.
And, as in well-growne woods, on trees, cold ſpinie Graſhoppers / Sit chirping, […]
[1611?], Homer, “The Third Booke of Homers Iliads”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spiniest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| spinier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
smooth · silky · bristly · hispid
Deriveds
spinyhead · Neotropical spiny rat · spiny cocklebur · spiny hopsage · spiny-cheeked honeyeater · spiny broom · spiny mouse · spiny bamboo · spininess · spiny softshell turtle · spiny pocket mouse · spiny-headed worm · spiny lobster · graphic spiny lizard · spiny rat · unspiny · spiny eel · spiny tubeworm · subspiny · spiny-tailed lizard · spiny murex · spinily · aspiny · spiny dogfish · Texas spiny lizard · spiny bear's breech · medium spiny neuron · nonspiny · spiny shark · spiny spider crab · spiny lizard · spiny coriander · spiny-cheek sleeper · spiny oyster · spiny projection neuron · spiny anteater · Solomon Island spiny monitor · spiny seahorse
Synonyms
thorny (troublesome) · prickly (troublesome) · prickly (covered in spines) · thorny (covered in spines)
Translations (10)
mi tuatete (covered in prickles) · bg бодлив (covered in prickles) · hi कटीला (covered in prickles) · fr piquant (covered in prickles) · la spinifer (covered in prickles) · cs ostnatý (covered in prickles) · cs trnitý (covered in prickles) · mi pūtaratara (covered in prickles) · fi okainen (covered in prickles) · cs bodlinatý (covered in prickles)