spikelike

adjective

Definition of spikelikenext
as in spiky

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  1. spiky
  2. jagged
  3. barbed
  4. spiked
  5. pronged
  6. spiny
Adjective
  • Jasmine petals, one of my favorite floral notes, is given a spikier edge alongside Australian pink pepper, while raspberry and spun sugar add a pleasing sweetness without being too much.
    Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • How Stem Segments Tell the Difference The Thanksgiving cactus has the spikiest stem segments of the three varieties, and its pollen is yellow.
    Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
Definition of spiky
Adjective
  • The picture depicts a bustling market of shoppers and vendors, with a jagged line reminiscent of those on graphs winding through the stalls.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, vascular dementia began to take her down precipitously, mentally and physically, in jagged, irregular steps.
    Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of jagged
Adjective
  • One woman applied a dolphin design to her face; one of the men in the group got a barbed wire design running across his neck; while the pick of the bunch saw another of the guys opt for an Illuminati-style pyramid tattoo on his forehead.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Under the glaring sun, people poured toward the notorious facility north of Damascus, as traffic stretched for miles and some left their cars to walk the last stretch uphill, past barbed wire fences and watchtowers.
    Clarissa Ward, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of barbed
Adjective
  • Or try the spiked hot chocolate with Fernet and cacao whip on top.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
  • On top, her hair is bleach-blonde and spiked to an impressive height.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of spiked
Adjective
  • That's why this pronged device will become your new kitchen assistant.
    Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
  • We’ve been asked to be gentle and diligent with these giant, pronged implements.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
Definition of pronged
Adjective
  • The Queen conch, spiny Caribbean lobster and the red fruit of the turk’s head cactus – national treasures on roughly the same footing as the Union Jack – all sewn into the flag flapping over the tarmac.
    Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The dunes sagebrush lizard, also known as the sand dune lizard, is a spiny creature native to dunelands and shrublands in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 May 2024
Definition of spiny
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