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spiny

🇬🇧 UK/'spaini/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Covered with spines or sharp thorns; troublesome or difficult to deal with.

多刺的;棘手的,麻烦的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
spinspine, prickle, thorn
+
ycharacterized by
=spiny

Common Collocations

  • 1.spiny lobster龙虾
  • 2.spiny plant多刺植物
  • 3.[spiny problem]棘手的问题
  • 4.spiny creature多刺的生物

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The spiny cactus made it impossible to walk barefoot through the desert garden.

  • 2.

    Negotiating the contract proved to be a spiny issue that neither side could easily resolve.

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