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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Thorny \Thorn"y\, a. [Compar. {Thornier}; superl. {Thorniest}.]
[Cf. AS. [thorn]orniht.]
1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a
thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
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2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome;
vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of
bare distress." --Shak.
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The steep and thorny way to heaven. --Shak.
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{Thorny rest-harrow} (Bot.), rest-harrow.
{Thorny trefoil}, a prickly plant of the genus {Fagonia}
({Fagonia Cretica}, etc.).
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