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thorny
English
Etymology
From Middle English thorny, þorny, þorni, from Old English þorni?, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. Equivalent to thorn +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????ni/
- (US) IPA(key): /????ni/
- Rhymes: -??(?)ni
Adjective
thorny (comparative thornier, superlative thorniest)
- having thorns or spines
- Synonyms: prickly, spiny
- (figuratively) troublesome or vexatious
- aloof and irritable
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- rhyton
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English þorni?, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. Equivalent to thorn +? -y.
Alternative forms
- þorny, þorni, thornye, thornee
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???rni?/
Adjective
thorny
- Having many thorns or spines; thorny.
- (rare) Covered in thorny plants.
- (rare) Having a shape like a thorn.
Descendants
- English: thorny
- Scots: thorny
References
- “thorn?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.
Etymology 2
From thorn +? -en (“infinitival suffix”).
Verb
thorny
- Alternative form of thornen
thorny From the web:
barberry
English
Etymology
From Middle English berberie, from Medieval Latin berberis, on which see Arabic ???????????? (barb?r?s). Doublet of berberis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b??b??i/
Noun
barberry (plural barberries)
- Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
Translations
References
- Berberis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Berberis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Berberis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- barberry at USDA Plants database
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