adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle. not-comparable

   "Near-synonyms: needlelike, pinlike"

2. 2
   Having sharp points like needles. not-comparable
3. 3
   Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like. not-comparable

   "the acicular foliage of coniferous trees"

Adjective

1. 1
   narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acerateaceroseacutebarbedhornedhorny

Example

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"Near-synonyms: needlelike, pinlike"

Etymology

From Latin aciculāris.

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