1. comparative form of thorny; having more thorns or spines
2. comparative form of thorny; more difficult, complex, or problematic
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The rose bush in the back garden is thornier than the one by the front door.
• This math problem is thornier than I expected.
• The thornier branches made it harder to prune the hedge.
• The legal issues became thornier as more evidence emerged.
• She chose the thornier path through the brambles.
• The debate grew thornier with each new argument presented.