spiny

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Bearing or covered with spines, thorns, or similar stiff projections.
2. Shaped like a spine.
3. Difficult; troublesome.

spininess spin'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Full of sharp needlelike protuberances: briery, echinate, prickly, pricky, thistly, thorny. See sharp/dull.
2. So replete with interlocking points and complications as to be painfully irritating: nettlesome, prickly, thorny. See easy/hard, pain/pleasure.

Sharp spines protrude.

• s. amaranth — amaranthus spinosum.
• s. anteater — see echidna.
• s. clotburr — xanthium spinosum.
• s. emex — see emex australis.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.
  Synonyms: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, thorny

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tornet, pigget, vanskelig, tynd og spids

Nederlands (Dutch)
stekelvormig, netelig

Français (French)
adj. - épineux, couvert de piquants

Deutsch (German)
adj. - stachelig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακανθωτός, ακανθώδης, αγκαθωτός, πολυάκανθος, (μτφ.) δυσεπίλυτος, περίπλοκος

Italiano (Italian)
spinoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - espinhoso, trabalhoso

Русский (Russian)
колючий, остроконечный, худой, беспокойный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - espinoso, puntiagudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - taggig, piggig, taggliknande, benig, knepig, kinkig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
多刺的, 困难的, 尖刺状的, 麻烦的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多刺的, 困難的, 尖刺狀的, 麻煩的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가시로 덮인, 가시와 같은, (문제 따위가) 어려운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - とげのある, 困難な, やっかいな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شائك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קוצני, מחטני, דוקרני‬

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