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.
Ăľorniht.]
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