Noah Webster
Thorny
THORN'Y, adjective Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; as a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny diadem or crown.
1. Troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing; as thorny care; the thorny path of vice.
2. Sharp; pricking; vexatious; as thorny points.
THORN'Y REST-HARROW, noun A plant.