spinous
/spaɪnəs/
adjective
- 1
Having many spines.
- 2
Spine-like; spiny.
- 3
Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.
- 4
Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.
- 5
Having a sharp projection.
“the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae”
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