SPINIER

SPINY

barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny

(adjective) 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”

spinous, spiny

(adjective) having spines; “the dorsal fin is spinous”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

spinier

comparative form of spiny

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SPINY

Spin"y, a. Etym: [From Spine.]

1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.

2. Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." Chapman.

3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances. The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. Bp. Warburton. Spiny lobster. (Zoöl.) Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster.

Spin"y, n.

Definition: See Spinny.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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