Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiny

/ˈspaɪni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
spiny
IPA
/ˈspaɪni/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered in spines or thorns.

adj

Troublesome; difficult or vexing.

adj

Like a spine in shape; slender.

noun

Archaic form of spinney.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From spine + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spinier (comparative) spiniest (superlative) spinies (plural)

Derived Forms

aspiny nonspiny spinily spininess spinyhead subspiny unspiny

Phrases

graphic spiny lizard medium spiny neuron Neotropical spiny rat Solomon Island spiny monitor spiny anteater spiny bamboo spiny bear's breech spiny broom

Frequently Paired Words

hispid bristly silky smooth

Synonyms

thorny prickly barbed barbellate briary briery bristled bristly burred burry setose setaceous

Rhymes With

tiny shiny whiny viney winey riney dominy swiney heiney piny heiny piney

Questions

How do you pronounce spiny?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspaɪni/.
What does spiny mean?
Covered in spines or thorns.
Where does spiny come from?
From spine + -y.

How to pronounce spiny

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