transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspī-nē ]
adjective
( spin·i·er ; -est )
Date: 1586
1. : abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances : thorny
spiny problems
2. : covered or armed with spines ; broadly : bearing spines, prickles, or thorns
3. : slender and pointed like a spine
• spin·i·ness noun