aculeated

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adjective

Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.

Similar
pricklyaculeate
OriginLatin aculeātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveaculeated (comparative more aculeated, superlative most aculeated)

comparative more aculeated · superlative most aculeated

  1. Having a sharp point; armed with prickles.
  2. figurativelyPungent, incisive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
pricklyaculeate

adjectivehaving or resembling a stinger or barb

Similar
aculeate
Also see
aculeate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinaculeātus
  2. Englishaculeated

From Latin aculeātus + -ed, from acus (“needle”).

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APA

aculeated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aculeated

MLA

“aculeated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aculeated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aculeated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aculeated.

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