spiny
English
/ˈspaɪni/
adj
Definitions
- covered in spines or thorns
- troublesome; difficult or vexing
- Like a spine in shape; slender.
Etymology
Suffix from English spine.
Origin
English
spine
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aspiny English
- despine English
- finspine English
- fourspine English
- head English
- holospine English
- microspine English
- protospine English
- spinal English
- spinate English
- spine English
- spine pig English
- spineback English
- spinebill English
- spinebuster English
- spined English
- spinefoot English
- spineless English
- spinelet English
- spinelike English
- spinely English
- spinescent English
- spinetail English
- spiniferous English
- spininess English
- spinitis English
- spinoid English
- spinophilin English
- spinous English
- spinyhead English
- unspiny English
- spyne Middle English