What is another word for spiny?
Pronunciation:
[ spˈa͡ɪni], [ spˈaɪni], [ s_p_ˈaɪ_n_i]
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Synonyms for Spiny:
adj.
• bristly (adjective) • knifelike (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective)- hispid,
- Echinated,
- Pricky,
- prickly,
- thorny,
- Setose,
- spinous,
- arrowlike,
- brambly,
- briery,
- Thistly,
- setarious,
- Setaceous,
- barbellate,
- chaetophorous,
- Setiferous,
- bristly,
- Echinate.
- edged,
- serrated,
- splintery,
- cutting,
- needlelike,
- apical,
- spiky,
- spiked,
- razor-sharp,
- keen,
- sagittal,
- needle-point,
- sharp-edged,
- Unblunted,
- keen-edged,
- sharpened,
- razor-edged,
- Acuminous,
- acute,
- spikier,
- sharp,
- spear-like,
- needle-like,
- stinging,
- ground fine,
- cuspate,
- knife-edged,
- fine,
- Whetted,
- pointy,
- tipped,
- spikiest,
- Honed,
- jagged.
n.
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- frothy,
- gilt,
- gilded,
- Cobbled,
- armor-plated,
- gold-plated,
- furry,
- grass,
- gift-wrapped,
- foamy.
Other synonyms:
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- lobster.
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- nettlesome.
- hard-fought,
- horned,
- wicked,
- Spurred,
- acuminate,
- aculeated,
- Stelliform,
- Setigerous,
- Difficile,
- knotty,
- steep,
- sagittate,
- Arrowy,
- Spinulose,
- Mucronate,
- Operose,
- peaked,
- ticklish,
- perplexing,
- acanthoid,
- nipping,
- pronged,
- exacting,
- aciculate,
- Dentiform,
- penetrating,
- toothed,
- acicular,
- conical,
- Denticulated,
- waspish,
- Digitated,
- rugged,
- aculeate,
- Spicular,
- biting,
- splenetic,
- tapered,
- Spinny,
- acrid,
- mordant,
- Aciform,
- mean,
- piquant,
- petulant,
- Bristling,
- tapering,
- strenuous,
- Muricate,
- not easy,
- peppery,
- hard-earned,
- sagittiform,
- complex,
- Two-edged,
- severe,
- Arrowheaded,
- needle-sharp,
- rough,
- Odontoid,
- vexatious,
- difficult,
- sharp-pointed,
- Spiculate,
- Needle-pointed,
- starlike,
- Stellated,
- tough,
- acuminated,
- abstruse,
- Spined,
- tricky,
- spinose,
- pungent,
- troublesome,
- Mucronated,
- Cornuted,
- Aculeiform,
- acanthous,
- horny,
- hot,
- formidable,
- Pectinated,
- spinet,
- Muricated,
- no picnic,
- demanding,
- cusped,
- uphill,
- knotted,
- arduous,
- delicate,
- salient,
- sticky,
- rigorous,
- tined,
- intricate,
- laborious,
- Cornute,
- peevish,
- brutal,
- critical,
- craggy,
- unbated,
- spiculose,
- pyramidal,
- spinney,
- hairy,
- studded,
- acuate,
- fusiform,
- toilsome,
- Snaggy,
- caustic,
- ensiform,
- cuspidated,
- hard,
- mordacious,
- cuspidate,
- spiny dogfish.
How to use "Spiny" in context?
Spiny creatures are difficult to categorize. Typically, they are classified as animals, but there are exceptions. Zoologists can be forgiven for not knowing what to do with spiny creatures, as they have a very confusing taxonomy. For the purposes of this article, spiny creatures will be classified as animals.
Spiny animals are difficult to ignore. They are usually small, but their protection mechanisms can make them appear larger. They often have sharp spikes on their skin, which can make them unpleasant to touch. Some spiny animals use their spikes for defense, while others use them for locomotion.
Paraphrases for Spiny:
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Independent
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Adjective
contentious, difficult, sensitive, thorny, tricky.
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Adjective
Homophones for Spiny:
- sesbania, sowbane, saipan, spawn, soya bean, Soja Bean, spumy, ship money, span, sixpenny, saxophone, spain, sebum, shaven, sabahan, syphon, supine, saucepan, sheepman, spine, sisyphean, saponin, soybean, sabin, spinney, savanna, Sieva Bean, spavin, submenu, Swiss Pine, savannah, subhuman, savin, spam, subpoena, shavian, spin, sea pen, sphenion, sivan, spume, soupfin, sea fan, sheep pen, Shaaban, sabayon, sibine, shebeen, shove-ha'penny, seven, sabinea, spoon, siphon, sha'ban, squash vine, sousaphone, sabine, soup-fin.
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