thorny
thorny
adj.
P. ἀκανθώδης (Aristotle).
Met., Ar. and P. χᾰλεπός.
adj.
P. ἀκανθώδης (Aristotle).
Met., Ar. and P. χᾰλεπός.
THORNY
spinosus (only PROP.): laboriosus: arduus: aerumnosus (figuratively troublesome). ☞ Disserendi spinae and spinosum disserendi genus signify “a subtle investigation ” not a “thorny” one (Vid: Cic. Fin. 3 1 3; 4 28 79).
spinosus (only PROP.): laboriosus: arduus: aerumnosus (figuratively troublesome). ☞ Disserendi spinae and spinosum disserendi genus signify “a subtle investigation ” not a “thorny” one (Vid: Cic. Fin. 3 1 3; 4 28 79).
thorny:
1. spīnōsus: t. places, loca s., Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 8: Plin.: Ov.: Fig.: t. cares, s. curae, Cat. 64, 72: when used fig. in Cic. it means harsh, obscure, or, as in Sen. Ep. 108, 39, difficult to solve: somewhat t., spinosulus, Hier.
2. spīneus (made of thorns): t. bands, s. vincula, Ov. M. 2, 789.
3. spīnĭger, ĕra, ĕrum or spīnifer, ĕra, ĕrum (thorn-bearing): the former in Prud., the latter also in Pall.: the reading in Cic. Arat. 178, fluctuates between the two.
4. sentus (rough, rugged): rough, t. places, loca s., Ov. M. 4, 436: Virg.
5. sentĭcōsus, App., or sentōsus, Paul. Nol. Phr.: to grow t., spinescĕre, Mart. Cap.
1. spīnōsus: t. places, loca s., Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 8: Plin.: Ov.: Fig.: t. cares, s. curae, Cat. 64, 72: when used fig. in Cic. it means harsh, obscure, or, as in Sen. Ep. 108, 39, difficult to solve: somewhat t., spinosulus, Hier.
2. spīneus (made of thorns): t. bands, s. vincula, Ov. M. 2, 789.
3. spīnĭger, ĕra, ĕrum or spīnifer, ĕra, ĕrum (thorn-bearing): the former in Prud., the latter also in Pall.: the reading in Cic. Arat. 178, fluctuates between the two.
4. sentus (rough, rugged): rough, t. places, loca s., Ov. M. 4, 436: Virg.
5. sentĭcōsus, App., or sentōsus, Paul. Nol. Phr.: to grow t., spinescĕre, Mart. Cap.