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spinous

spinous · more spinous · most spinous

Having many spinesHaving many spines.

/ˈspaɪnəs/

» This can be a spinous question.

Meaning

5 senses

Having many spines.
having spines
Spine-like; spiny.
shaped like a spine or thorn
(rare)Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.
Having a sharp projection.
the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae
(obsolete)Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.

Examples

1 sentences

This can be a spinous question.
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Origin

From spine + -ous, or borrowed from Latin spinōsus.

From spine + -ous, or borrowed from Latin spinōsus.

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Forms

more spinous, most spinous

Comparative	more spinous Lesson
Superlative	most spinous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

having spines:spiny
shaped like a spine or thorn:acanthoid acanthous

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

Relatedspine

Derivedaspinous axospinous bispinous infraspinous interspinous macrospinous multispinous sacrospinous spinous cell spinousness spinous process subspinous supraspinous

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

spinal spine spinner spinster spiny spiralB1

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