spiny

Etymology

spine + -y

adj

  1. Covered in spines or thorns.
  2. Troublesome; difficult or vexing
    The spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy 1727, William Warburton, Critical and Philosophical Enquiry into the Causes of Miracles
  3. Like a spine in shape; slender.

noun

  1. Archaic form of spinny.

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