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thistly

adj

Etymology

From thistle + -y.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to prick”
  2. inherited from *þistilaz✻
  3. inherited from *þistil✻
  4. inherited from þistel
  5. inherited from thistel
  6. suffixed as thistly — “thistle + y”

Definitions

  1. Covered in thistles.

    • a thistly lawn

  2. Resembling a thistle.

    • a thistly weed

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA