thorny
Example Sentences
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Clare crept from the pine tree into a hedge of thorny bushes, five paces behind a boy dressed like a machine.
From Literature
Her job responsibilities include helping evaluate a particularly thorny type of investment ubiquitous under private equity: assets insurers buy from investment managers that own or partially control them.
Creating a data center with mixed servers that collaborate with each other is a thorny problem that Nvidia solved with software called Dynamo.
From Barron's
Spain's colonisation of the Americas has become a thorny issue in recent years.
From BBC
At some wealth managers, family governance experts help the wealthy plan “Succession”-style retreats to Bozeman, Mont., and navigate thorny money discussions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
