/ˈspaɪni/
- Covered in spines or thorns.
- Troublesome; difficult or vexing.
“The spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy”
- Like a spine in shape; slender.
“And, as in well-growne woods, on trees, cold ſpinie Graſhoppers / Sit chirping, […]”
Formsspinier(comparative) · spiniest(superlative)