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Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.
Lewis Gordon Pugh

Meaning of "thorniest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THORNIEST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THORNIEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thorniest is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THORNIEST

thorn apple
thorn bush
thorn moth
thornback
thornbill
thornbill warbler
Thorndike
Thorndike´s law
Thorndike´s law of effect
thornhedge
Thornhill
thornier
thornily
thorniness
thornless
thornlike
thornproof
thornset
thorntree
thorny

WORDS THAT END LIKE THORNIEST

at the earliest
brainiest
briniest
canniest
corniest
downiest
funniest
horniest
looniest
luniest
puniest
rainiest
shiniest
skinniest
sunniest
teeniest
tiniest
tinniest
toniest
whiniest
zaniest

Synonyms and antonyms of thorniest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THORNIEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thorniest» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thorniest

Translation of «thorniest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THORNIEST

Find out the translation of thorniest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thorniest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thorniest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最棘手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más espinoso
570 millions of speakers

English

thorniest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thorniest
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشائكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

язвительной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais espinhosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thorniest
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thorniest
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heikelsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

thorniest
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thorniest
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thorniest
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gai góc nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thorniest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Thorniest
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çetin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

più spinosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

najbardziej palącym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уїдливою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spinoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακανθώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thorniest
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svåraste
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thorniest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thorniest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THORNIEST»

The term «thorniest» is normally little used and occupies the 111.723 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THORNIEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thorniest

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QUOTES WITH «THORNIEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thorniest.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh
Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THORNIEST»

Discover the use of thorniest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thorniest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spells for Tough Times
--Reconnect with an estranged relative--Banish an unwanted crush--Speed recovery from a serious illness--Move on after divorce or infidelity--Heal from the loss of a loved one or a pet--Manage the pressure of being overextended at work From ...
Kerri Connor, 2012
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Spells for Tough Times
... is a registered trademark of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Connor, Kerri, 1970–Spells for tough times : crafting hope when faced with life's thorniest challenges / by Kerri Connor—1st ed. p. cm.
Kerri Connor, 2012
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Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Woebegone, thorniest, lush, inedible torturer. Toughened, thornier, brute, noisiest bellower. Heroine's toughened, burliest, elite brown rot. White-hot doubters in erroneous belligerent. White-hot, unrebellious ogre interbreeds not. Together ...
J. Smith
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Orange Coast Magazine
One. of. the. thorniest. issues. facing. businesses. today. is. that. of. sending. female. executives. to. the. Far. East. teaches that both spiritual and physical harmony are necessary to keep man and his surroundings right with the cosmos.
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The Alcalde
2. 000. Days. In. his. State. of. the. University. address,. President. Faulkner. asks. the. UT. community. to. tackle. some. of. the. University's. thorniest,. and. most. important,. challenges. The following was the conclusion of the president's annual ...
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Context, Cognition, and Deafness
Thorniest. Of. Issues. In the current climate of competition for resources and pressure from our constituencies to demonstrate the impact of our investigations, both basic and applied investigators are feeling pressure. This situation ...
M. Diane Clark, Marc Marschark, Michael A. Karchmer, 2001
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Strategy and Ethnic Conflict: A Method, Theory, and Case Study
Proposes a theoretical framework that explains the connections between national values, international posture, and ethnic conflict.
Laure Paquette, 2002
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The thorniest question is the extent to which the movement of capital from the West to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe should be controlled. While the Europeans and the Japanese— as well as the Reagan administration—have shown ...
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InfoWorld
Who is it? Excite. There has been so much talk about Windows NT, in that customers don't trust it to run big applications. What's been your. Logistics. prove. thorniest. issue. in. year-2000. efforts. □. Bureau. of. Indian. Affairs. taps.
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Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court ...
In this updated edition Faux details recent challengesand erosions to the decision—including parental consent laws and bans on partial-birth abortions—and illuminates how the ruling has impacted public attitudes and policy.
Marian Faux, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THORNIEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thorniest is used in the context of the following news items.
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New York City Developers Are Wary Over Fate Of 421-a Tax Break
ALBANY—The future of a tax break that has saved New York City developers billions of dollars has emerged as the thorniest issue in the state capital, twisting ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Carmakers' automated dilemma: How to keep drivers from feeling …
For a glimpse of one of the auto world's thorniest modern dilemmas, look no further than two contradictory TV ads for Infiniti's new Q50. In one, a narrator mocks ... «Washington Post, May 15»
3
Ride-sharing company Uber struggles with insurance policies for …
“Getting insurance right is probably the thorniest issue” facing the Silicon Valley firm – which has faced threatened injunctions in Canada and service ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
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Readers weigh in on Bay Area's thorniest on-ramps
For some drivers, negotiating the Bay Area's collection of freeway on-ramps — even in the tightest and hairiest places — is second nature. But for scores of other ... «SFGate, Mar 15»
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GOP must embrace pro-immigration policy, big donors say
“It's the thorniest issue for Republicans today,” said Mark Rozell, political science professor at George Mason University. “Party leaders and major donors mostly ... «Washington Times, Feb 15»
6
US, India to discuss nuclear cooperation during Obama visit; N …
The two issues – nuclear liability and patent – "are probably some of the knottiest, thorniest issues that we've had," a senior State Department official told ... «Zee News, Jan 15»
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Watch Judge Judy tackle one of the thorniest golf issues of our time
If I'm on the course and hook my golf ball off the course, through a nearby road and through somebody else's window, am I responsible for the damages? «GolfDigest.com, Jan 15»
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Tackling NFL's thorniest issues, onstage
Just as Roger Goodell was issuing a public mea culpa at a Park Avenue news conference on Friday, two actors were finishing the first preview of a play that ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Sep 14»
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Rick Scott keeps distance from gay marriage fight
With the November election just around the corner, Gov. Rick Scott is playing it safe regarding one of the country's thorniest political issues — gay marriage. «Tallahassee.com, Sep 14»
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Jobless men are the thorniest social issue in the US
Philip Giordano for the Boston Globe. When I was born, in 1967, only 5.2 percent of men between ages 25 and 54 were jobless. Over my lifetime, I have watched ... «Boston Globe, Aug 14»

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