thorny
English
/ˈθɔːni/, /ˈθɔɹni/
adj
Definitions
- having thorns or spines
- (figuratively) troublesome or vexatious
- aloof and irritable
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thorny inherited from Old English þorniġ inherited from *þornag suffix from English thorn.
Origin
English
thorn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blackthorn English
- boxthorn English
- buckthorn English
- camelthorn English
- firethorn English
- hookthorn English
- knobthorn English
- maythorn English
- sandthorn English
- thorn English
- thorn tree English
- thornback English
- thornbill English
- thornbird English
- thornen English
- thornery English
- thornfish English
- thornhead English
- thornhog English
- thornily English
- thorniness English
- thornless English
- thornlike English
- thornproof English
- thorntail English
- thornveld English
- whitethorn English
- þornig Old English
- þorniġ Old English
- thorn Middle English
- thorny Middle English
- *dornig Old High German
- *þornag gmw-pro