Thorny: adj. "Thorny" qualifies a plant (or a part of a plant), a tree, a shrub which is bristling with thorns, prickles, or whose productions (leaves, branches, etc.) sting.
The thorny lianas of the bramble; the thorny stem of the rose bush or mimosa.
Nm: a spiny.
Figuratively: Which is full of (usually subtle) difficulties (delicate, difficult, embarrassing).
A thorny affair.
A thorny question, in the discussion of which we risk running up against...
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