ακανθώδης

Greek

Adjective

ακανθώδης • (akanthódis) m (feminine ακανθώδης, neuter ακανθώδες)

  1. thorny, prickly
    ακανθώδης θάμνος ― akanthódis thámnos ― thorny shrub
  2. (anatomy) spinous
    οι ακανθώδεις αποφύσεις των οσφυϊκών σπονδύλων ― oi akanthódeis apofýseis ton osfyïkón spondýlon ― the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae
  3. (figuratively) hazardous, dangerous
    ένας ακανθώδης δρόμος ― énas akanthódis drómos ― a dangerous road
  4. (figuratively) touchy, prickly, temperamental

Declension

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