Thorny Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Thorny

Meaning 1 : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

    Synonyms : barbed,  barbellate,  briary,  briery,  bristled,  bristly,  burred,  burry,  prickly,  setaceous,  setose,  spiny
Meaning 2 : bristling with perplexities

    Example : the thorny question of states' rights