English Explanatory Dictionary

thorny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having thorns or spines.
  2. Troublesome or vexatious.
  3. Aloof and irritable.

Pronunciation

/ˈθɔːni/ /ˈθɔɹni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thorny.wav

Word forms

thorny thornier thorniest

Etymology

From Middle English thorny, þorny, þorni, from Old English þorniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. By surface analysis, thorn + -y.

Synonyms

prickly spiny

Derived words

giant thorny-headed worm of swine thornily thorniness thorny broom thorny devil thorny lacewing thorny oyster thorny restharrow thorny trefoil thorny worm
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