SHARP-POINTED Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word sharp-pointed. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SHARP-POINTED
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acute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course • of an angle; less than 90 degrees noun • a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • extremely sharp or severe • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • ending in a sharp point • of critical importance and consequence | ||||||||
barbed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • capable of wounding • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
jagged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a sharply uneven surface or outline • having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed | ||||||||
keen | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a funeral lament sung with loud wailing adjective satellite • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • intense or sharp • excellent • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument • having a sharp cutting edge or point verb • express grief verbally | ||||||||
pointed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a point adjective satellite • direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant | ||||||||
prickly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
pronged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having prongs or tines; usually used in combination • resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches | ||||||||
spiked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a long sharp point | ||||||||
spiky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or as if having especially high-pitched spots | ||||||||
spiny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having spines adjective satellite • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
thorny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • bristling with perplexities • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. |