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(1):

(superl.) Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

(2):

(superl.) Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thorny'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thorny.html. 1828.
 
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