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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having spines;
- Example: "the dorsal fin is spinous"
[syn: spinous, spiny]

2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.;
- Example: "a horse with a short bristly mane"
- Example: "bristly shrubs"
- Example: "burred fruits"
- Example: "setaceous whiskers"
[syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spiny \Spin"y\, a. [From Spine.]
   1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
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   2. Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit
      chirping." --Chapman.
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   3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
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            The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp.
                                                  Warburton.
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   Spiny lobster. (Zool.) Same as Rock lobster, under
      Rock. See also Lobster.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spiny \Spin"y\, n.
   See Spinny.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spiny
    adj 1: having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous" [syn:
           spinous, spiny] [ant: spineless]
    2: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines
       or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane";
       "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn:
       barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled,
       bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose,
       setaceous, spiny, thorny]