thorny synonyms

thorny

modif.

  1. Thick with thorns

    barbed, spiny, prickly, bristly, bristled, stinging, thistly, briery, spiky, setaceous, echinate; see also sharp 2.

    Antonyms smooth*, soft*, glabrous. *

  2. Troublesome

    bothersome, perplexing, formidable; see difficult 1, 2.

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