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spin·y
(spī′nē)adj. spin·i·er, spin·i·est
1. Bearing or covered with spines, thorns, or similar stiff projections.
2. Shaped like a spine.
spin′i·ness n.
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spiny
(ˈspaɪnɪ)adj, spinier or spiniest
1. (Zoology) (of animals) having or covered with quills or spines
2. (Botany) (of plants) covered with spines; thorny
3. troublesome to handle; puzzling
4. shaped like a spine
ˈspininess n
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spin•y
(ˈspaɪ ni)adj. spin•i•er, spin•i•est.
1. abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
2. covered with or having sharp-pointed processes, as an animal.
3. resembling a spine; spinelike.
4. difficult to handle; thorny: a spiny problem.
[1580–90]
spin′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | spiny - having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous" |
| 2. |  spiny - having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, burred, burry, setaceous, setose, thorny, prickly, bristly, barbed armed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns |
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spiny
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spiny
adjective2. So replete with interlocking points and complications as to be painfully irritating:
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Translations
شائِك، مُغَطّى بالشَّوْك
ostnatý
broddóttur, òyrnóttur
dikenliiğneli
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spiny
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spine
(spain) noun1. the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone. She damaged her spine when she fell.
2. something like a backbone in shape or function. the spine of a book.
3. a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.
ˈspinal adjective of or concerned with the backbone. a spinal injury.
ˈspineless adjective1. of an animal, having no spine; invertebrate.
2. of a person, having a weak character; easily dominated.
ˈspiny adjective full of, or covered with, spines. a spiny cactus.
spinal cord a cord of nerve cells running up through the backbone.
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