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What is the adjective for spiny?

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spiny
  1. covered in spines or thorns
  2. troublesome; difficult or vexing
  3. Like a spine in shape; slender.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Spines at the base of the tongue grind against spiny ridges on the palate to masticate food.”
      “Don't mess with him, or you might get yourself into a spiny situation.”
spiniferous
  1. Having spines or thorns; spiny, thorny
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Note the spiniferous plate on the median line, and the large opening in the anterior portion of it.”
spinyhead
  1. (zoology, in the names of fish) Having a head that is spiny.
spinier
spiniest
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