Acicular and Barbed

Acicular

Acicular adjective - Narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves.
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Barbed and acicular are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Barbed" instead an adjective "Acicular".

Barbed

Barbed adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.

Acicular and barbed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acicular" instead an adjective "Barbed".

Nearby Words: barb, barber
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