transcription, транскрипция: [ θɔ:(r)ni ]
( thornier, thorniest)
1.
A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns.
...thorny hawthorn trees.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
If you describe a problem as thorny , you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to solve, and that people are often unwilling to discuss it.
...the thorny issue of immigration policy...
ADJ : usu ADJ n