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aspiny

aspiny adjective: lacking spines (“sharp protrusions”).

Adjective

aspiny (comparative more aspiny, superlative most aspiny)

  1. Lacking spines (“sharp protrusions”)

Forms of aspiny

comparativemore aspiny
superlativemost aspiny

Origin of aspiny

From a- + spiny; an unusual use of a-, perhaps to avoid confusion with the metaphorical senses of spineless and the polysemy of spine itself.

Questions about aspiny

What does aspiny mean?
Aspiny means lacking spines (“sharp protrusions”).
What part of speech is aspiny?
Aspiny is an adjective.

Words near aspiny in the dictionary

  1. aspinose
  2. aspinous
  3. aspins
  4. Aspinwall
  5. Aspinwalls
  6. aspiny
  7. aspirable
  8. aspirant
  9. aspirant nation
  10. aspirant nation-state
  11. aspirant nation-states

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