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thorny (adj.)
[thorny 词源字典]
Old English
þornig
; see
thorn
+
-y
(2). Figurative sense is attested from mid-14c. Related:
Thorniness
. Similar formation in Dutch
doornig
, German
dornig
.
[thorny etymology, thorny origin, 英语词源]