About The Word Spiny
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Spiny
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What's The Definition Of Spiny?
[adj] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spiny: armed | barbed | barbellate | briary | briery | bristled | bristly | burred | burry | prickly | thorny Related Terms | Find terms related to Spiny: See Also | Spiny In Webster's Dictionary \Spin"y\, a. [From {Spine}.]
1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
2. Like a spine in shape; slender. ``Spiny grasshoppers sit
chirping.'' --Chapman.
3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp.
Warburton.
{Spiny lobster}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Rock lobster}, under
{Rock}. See also {Lobster}.
\Spin"y\, n. See {Spinny}. |
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