Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Spiny

Spiny , adjective

[From Spine.]

1.
Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
2.
Like a spine in shape; slender.
Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping. — Chapman
3.
Figuratively: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. — Bp. Warburton
Collocations (1)
Spiny lobster (Zoology) , Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster.

Spiny , noun

See Spinny.