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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:
tough
English
Etymology
From Middle English tough, towgh, tou, to?, from Old English t?h (“tough, tenacious, holding fast together; pliant; sticky, glutinous, clammy”), from Proto-West Germanic *t??h(?), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough”), from Proto-Indo-European *den?- (“to bite”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?f, IPA(key): /t?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
- Homophone: tuff
Adjective
tough (comparative tougher, superlative toughest)
- Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
- (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
- To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
- Rugged or physically hardy.
- Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
- Stubborn.
- He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
- (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
- Rowdy or rough.
- A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
- (of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.
- This is a tough crowd.
- (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
tough
- (slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy
- If you don't like it, tough!
Translations
Noun
tough (plural toughs)
- A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
Translations
Verb
tough (third-person singular simple present toughs, present participle toughing, simple past and past participle toughed)
- To endure.
- To toughen.
Derived terms
- tough out
Translations
Anagrams
- ought
German
Etymology
From English tough; see also German taff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taf/
Adjective
tough (comparative tougher, superlative am toughsten or am toughesten)
- (slang) Alternative form of taff (“tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive”)
Declension
- declension with am toughsten
- declension with am toughesten
Further reading
- “tough” in Duden online
Middle English
Noun
tough
- Alternative form of tow
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