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

Etymology

Adjective

spiny (comparative spinier, superlative spiniest)

covered in spines or thorns

troublesome; difficult or vexing

Like a spine in shape; slender.

Synonyms

• (covered in spines): thorny, prickly

• (troublesome): thorny, prickly

Noun

spiny (plural spinies)

Archaic form of spinny.

Anagrams

• Pin@ys, nipsy, snipy

Source: Wiktionary

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