Resembling or characteristic of hawthorn, having many thorns, or full of hawthorn plants.
Formed by adding the '-y' suffix to 'hawthorn,' creating an adjective meaning 'like hawthorn' or 'full of hawthorn,' following standard English adjective formation patterns.
The suffix '-y' is so powerful that English speakers instantly understand 'hawthorny' means 'full of thorns like hawthorn'—we create new adjectives this way all the time!
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