thorny
adjective
abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
thorniness
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a word derived from
thorny.
Example Sentences
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It refuses to reduce Godard’s output to the relatively accessible French New Wave period and tries to deal with him in all his thorniness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Mickey has some predictable thorniness with his tween daughter, but it's fleeting.
From Salon ● May 21, 2022
The thorniness of those issues contrasted with the uplifting simplicity of what Sui said of competitors Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, who stand in second after a smashing 84.25.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
Biden illustrated the thorniness of the debate recently when he gave a short answer to a question about Americans’ ability to worship during the pandemic: That it should happen “safely.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
Cunning little thing, for all her thorniness and her sharpness with him, which he now saw that he had deserved....
From Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin
