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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>spīnōsus</b>: a, um, adj. [[spina]],<br /><b>I</b> [[full]] of thorns or prickles, [[thorny]], [[prickly]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: caprae in spinosis locis pascuntur, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 8: herbae, Ov. M. 2, 810: frutecta, Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 101: [[caulis]], id. 19, 3, 17, § 47: folia, id. 20, 23, 99, § 262: [[cortex]], id. 12, 15, 34, § 67: spinosior [[arbor]], id. 24, 12, 67, § 109: fragmenta vertebrae, Cels. 8, 9 fin.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[thorny]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of [[style]], [[harsh]], [[crabbed]], [[obscure]], [[confused]], perplexed: Stoicorum spinosum disserendi [[genus]], Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 3: [[oratio]], id. de Or. 1, 18, 83.—Comp.: haec [[enim]] spinosiora [[prius]] ut confitear me cogunt, Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 16; id. Or. 32, 114; Varr. L. L. 8, § 51 Müll.—Sup.: praeceptorum nodosissimae et spinosissimae disciplinae, Aug. Doctr. Chr. 2, 37.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of cares, [[stinging]], [[galling]]. irritating: curae, Cat. 64, 72; cf. [[spina]], II.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>spīnōsus</b>,¹⁴ a, um ([[spina]]),<br /><b>1</b> couvert d’épines, épineux : [[Varro]] R. 2, 3, 8 ; Plin. 19, 47, etc.<br /><b>2</b> [fig.] <b> a)</b> piquant, cuisant : Catul. 64, 72 ; <b> b)</b> pointu, subtil : Cic. Fin. 3, 3 ; de Or. 1, 83 ; hæc spinosiora Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, ces subtilités trop grandes, cf. Cic. Or. 114 ; spinosissimus Aug. Doctr. Chr. 2, 37.
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{{Georges
|georg=spīnōsus, a, um ([[spina]]), I) [[voll]] Dornen, dornig, [[stachelig]], [[loca]], [[Varro]]: [[arbor]], Isid.: herbae, Ov.: [[folia]], Plin.: [[animal]], v. [[Igel]], Schol. Iuven. – II) übtr., [[voll]] Dornen, a) stechend [[wie]] Dornen, curae, Catull. 64, 72. – b) [[spitzfindig]], [[oratio]], Cic.: [[haec]] spinosiora, [[Varro]] LL. u. Cic.: spinosissimae disciplinae, Augustin.
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