THORN'Y, adjective Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; as a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny diadem or crown. 1. Troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing; as thorny care; the thorny path of vice. 2. Sharp; pricking; vexatious; as thorny points. THORN'Y REST-HARROW, noun A plant.
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