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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

this•tly adj.

filled with or having many thistles.
suggesting a growth of thistles, esp. in being difficult or painful to handle:a thistly set of problems.

thistle + -y¹ 1590–1600

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