spiny
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈspaɪni/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English spine English -y English spiny From spine + -y.
- Covered in spines or thorns.
- Troublesome; difficult or vexing.
“The spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy”
- Like a spine in shape; slender.
“And, as in well-growne woods, on trees, cold ſpinie Graſhoppers / Sit chirping, […]”
noun
- Archaic form of spinney.