spiny

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See also: špíny

English

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spiny

Etymology

From spine +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspaɪni/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -aɪni

Adjective

spiny (comparative spinier, superlative spiniest)

Covered in spines or thorns.
Coordinate terms: (of pelage) hispid, bristly, silky, smooth
Troublesome; difficult or vexing.
- 1727, William Warburton, Critical and Philosophical Enquiry into the Causes of Miracles:
  The spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy
Like a spine in shape; slender.
- [1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC:
  Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping.
  The spelling has been modernized.

Synonyms

(covered in spines): thorny, prickly
(troublesome): thorny, prickly

Derived terms

Translations

covered in prickles

Bulgarian: бодлив (bg) (bodliv)
French: piquant (fr)
Latin: spinifer
Maori: pūtaratara, tuatete

Noun

spiny (plural spinies)

Archaic form of spinny.

References

“spiny”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Pin@ys, nipsy, snipy

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspi.nɘ/
Rhymes: -inɘ
Syllabification: spi‧ny

Noun

spiny f

inflection of spina:
1. genitive singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Noun

spiny m

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of spin

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