thorny[adjective]Synonyms: prickly, barbed, bristly, pointed, sharp, spiky, spiny
Related Words: troublesome,
vexatious,
difficult,
tricky [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
thorn‧y /ˈθɔːni $ ˈθɔːrni/
adjective1. a thorny question/problem/issue etc a question etc that is complicated and difficult:
the thorny question of immigration policy2. a thorny bush, plant etc has thorns
—thorniness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲