spiny — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Covered in spines or thorns.

2. Troublesome; difficult or vexing.

   Examples

   The spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy

3. Like a spine in shape; slender.

   Examples

   And, as in well-growne woods, on trees, cold ſpinie Graſhoppers / Sit chirping, […]

Adjective

1. having spines

   Synonyms

   spinous

   Examples

   the dorsal fin is spinous

2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

   Synonyms

   barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrypricklysetosesetaceousthorny

   Examples

   a horse with a short bristly mane

   bristly shrubs

   More examples (2)

   burred fruits

   setaceous whiskers