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thorniness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bristliness, prickliness, spininess |
| Type of | raggedness, roughness |
| Derivation | thorny |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acerbity, acrimony, bitterness, jaundice, tartness |
| Type of | disagreeableness |
Examples of thorniness
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Yet Piccinini made you forget its thorniness, so engaging was her playing.
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The Shabab fighters are enured to the mosquitoes, thorniness and dysentry of bush fighting.
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He continued to play with thorniness but holstered his elbows.
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Rose rosette also causes excessive thorniness.
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- Prickliness: the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
- Bitterness: a rough and bitter manner
- (thornier) comparative form of thorny: more thorny
