spinous

/spaษชnษ™s/

IPA: /S P IH1 N AH0 S/

adjective
  1. 1

    Having many spines.

  2. 2

    Spine-like; spiny.

  3. 3

    Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.

  4. 4

    Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.

  5. 5

    Having a sharp projection.

    โ€œthe spinous processes of the lumbar vertebraeโ€

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