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Covered in spines or thorns / Troublesome; difficult or vexing / Like a spine in shape; slender.

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spiny

Source Word

spiny

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈspaɪni/

Covered in spines or thorns / Troublesome; difficult or vexing / Like a spine in shape; slender.

Japanese Meaning

とげや棘で覆われた / 厄介な、扱いにくい / 背骨に似た形状の、細長い

We carefully observed the spiny cactus from a safe distance.

私たちは安全な距離から、とげのあるサボテンを注意深く観察した。

Sense（1）

Covered in spines or thorns

Sense（2）

Troublesome; difficult or vexing

The spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy

Sense（3）

Like a spine in shape; slender.

Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping.

spinier

（ comparative ）

spiniest

（ superlative ）