thornier; thorniest
thorniness
noun
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Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The Magic Kingdom’s Villains Land will include two major attractions, dining and shopping in a dark, devious and thorny land where the evil ambitions of Disney Villains can run wild and their stories can be told.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Of course, the idea of having an AI board member opens up a host of thorny ethical issues.
—Lee Clifford, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
But with those steps completed, several thorny issues loom.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Thorny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thorny. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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thorny
adjective
thornier; thorniest
1
: full of or covered with thorns
thorny rose bushes
2
: full of difficulties
a thorny problem
thorniness
noun
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