spi|nos|i|ty

spi|nos|i|ty
spi|nos|i|ty «spy NOS uh tee», noun, plural -ties.
1. the fact or condition of being spinous or spinose; thorniness; sharpness.
2. Figurative. a rude or disagreeable remark.
3. Figurative. a difficult argument or theory.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • NOS — NOS; nos·er; nos·i·ly; nos·i·ness; nos·ing; nos·ism; nos·o·co·mi·al; nos·o·graph·ic; nos·o·log·ic; nos·o·psyl·lus; nos·tal·gia; nos·tal·gy; nos·toc; nos·to·ca·ce·ae; nos·to·ca·les; nos·tra·da·mus; nos·tril; nos·triled; nos·tril·i·ty; nos·trum;… …   English syllables

  • spi — an·ti·per·spi·rant; bi·spi·nous; chei·lo·spi·ru·ra; con·spi·cu·i·ty; con·spi·ra·tion; cris·ti·spi·ra; cy·a·no·spi·za; ge·o·spi·za; in·fra·spi·na·tus; in·spi·rate; in·spi·ra·tion; in·spi·ra·tion·al; in·spi·ra·tion·ist; in·spi·ra·tor;… …   English syllables

  • spinosity — spi·nos·i·ty …   English syllables

  • spinös — spi|nös 〈Adj.; er, am es|ten; veraltet〉 1. schwierig, knifflig, heikel 2. spitzfindig [<lat. spinosus „dornig“; zu spina „Dorn“] * * * spi|nös <Adj.> [lat. spinosus = spitzfindig, eigtl. = stechend, zu: spina, ↑Spina] (bildungsspr.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • spinose — spi•nose [[t]ˈspaɪ noʊs, spaɪˈnoʊs[/t]] adj. bio frm spiny • Etymology: 1650–60; < L spīnōsus. See spine, ose I spi′nose•ly, adv. spi•nos′i•ty ˈnɒs ɪ ti n …   From formal English to slang

  • spinose ear tick — spi·nose ear tick spī .nōs n an ear tick of the genus Otobius (O. megnini) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that is a serious pest of cattle, horses, sheep, and goats * * * spinous ear tick Otobius megnini …   Medical dictionary

  • spinös — spi|nös 〈Adj.〉 1. schwierig, knifflig, heikel 2. spitzfindig [Etym.: <lat. spinosus »dornig«; zu spina »Dorn«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • spinös — spi|nös <aus lat. spinosus »spitzfindig«, eigtl. »dornig; stechend«, zu spina »Dorn«; vgl. ↑...ös> (veraltet) heikel u. sonderbar, schwierig (z. B. im Umgang); das Benehmen anderer gouvernantenhaft kritisierend …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • spinös — spi|nös [ʃp... , auch sp... ] <lateinisch> (veraltend für schwierig; heikel) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • spinose — SYN: spinous. * * * spi·nose (spiґnōs) spinous …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”