Synonyms of spiny

Adjective

1. spinous (vs. spineless), spiny

usage: having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous"

2. barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny, armed (vs. unarmed)

usage: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

Definition and meaning of spiny (Dictionary)