Needlelike

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a needle in shape.

    "It has a needlelike tower rising above a 23-foot-8-inch-wide street front."

Adjective
  1. 1
    ending in a sharp point wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
acicularacuateacutepointedsharp

Example

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"It has a needlelike tower rising above a 23-foot-8-inch-wide street front."

Etymology

From needle + -like.

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