thorny vs setose

thorny and setose both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, thorny and setose are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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