English Explanatory Dictionary

spinous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having many spines.
  2. Spine-like; spiny.
  3. Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.
  4. Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.
  5. Having a sharp projection.

Pronunciation

/ˈspaɪnəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spinous.wav

Word forms

spinous more spinous most spinous

Etymology

From spine + -ous, or borrowed from Latin spinōsus.

Derived words

aspinous axospinous bispinous infraspinous interspinous macrospinous multispinous sacrospinous spinous cell spinousness spinous process spinous spider crab subspinous superspinous supraspinous
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