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thorny

 
 
/ˈθɔːni/ adjective

Translation

PLANT covered in thorns
dikenli
527
PROBLEM A thorny problem, question, subject, etc is difficult to deal with.
zor, güç, çetin, belâlı
2307
(Definition of thorny adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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