Thorny Meaning in English

word

US

ˈθɔɹni

THOR-nee

UK

θˈɔːni

THAW-nee

التعريف

Covered with thorns or sharp points. Also used to describe a tricky or difficult situation or problem.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Thorny' is both literal (plants with thorns) and figurative (difficult issues, e.g., 'thorny problem'). Common with 'problem', 'issue', or 'question'. Fairly formal and often used in written or careful speech.

• Spanish: espinoso - difícil (problema)
• Portuguese (BR): espinhoso - complicado (questão)
• Portuguese (PT): espinhoso - complicado (questão)
• Chinese (Simplified): 多刺的 - 棘手的
• Chinese (Traditional): 多刺的 - 棘手的
• Hindi: कांटेदार - कठिन (समस्या)
• Arabic: شوكي - معقد (مشكلة)
• Bengali: কণ্টকাকীর্ণ - জটিল (সমস্যা)
• Russian: колючий - сложный (о проблеме)
• Japanese: とげのある - 難しい（問題など）
• Vietnamese: có gai - nan giải (vấn đề)
• Korean: 가시가 많은 - 해결하기 어려운 (문제)
• Turkish: dikenli - çetrefilli (sorun)
• Urdu: خاردار - پیچیدہ (مسئلہ)
• Indonesian: berduri - rumit (masalah)

جمل نموذجية

The rose bush is very thorny.

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It is a thorny problem to solve.

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She avoided the thorny branches.

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Negotiating that contract turned out to be pretty thorny.

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That’s a thorny issue, so let’s discuss it carefully.

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Sometimes, family matters can get really thorny.

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