S / spīnōsŭlus
adjective

spīnōsŭlus

fem. spīnōsŭla · neut. spīnōsŭlum
adj. dim; somewhat thorny;; obscure
adj. dim. [spinosus], somewhat thorny; hence, trop., in disputation, obscure, confused (late Lat.), Hier. Ep. 69, 2.