THORNILY

Etymology

Adverb

thornily (comparative more thornily, superlative most thornily)

In a thorny manner.

Source: Wiktionary


THORNY

Thorn"y, a. [Compar. Thornier; superl. Thorniest.] Etym: [Cf. AS. þorniht.]

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

2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of bare distress." Shak. The steep and thorny way to heaven. Shak. Thorny rest-harrow (Bot.), rest-harrow.

– Thorny trefoil, a prickly plant of the genus Fagonia (F. Cretica, etc.).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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