setose vs spiny

setose and spiny both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
setose	No	Yes	No	No
spiny	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, setose and spiny are synonyms defined as:

setose and spiny: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Other synonyms of setose include barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, thorny.

setose (adjective)	spiny (adjective)
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.	having spines
	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.