16
prickly(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
15
sharp(adjective, keen, sharp, fine, bitter)
14
spiny(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
14
thorny(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
13
spiked(noun, verb, adjective, sharp, fine)
11
bristly(adjective, sharp, tricky, complicated, prickly)
10
pungent(adjective, sharp, speech)
9
biting
8
acute(adjective, keen, sharp, fine, sharpness)
8
barbellate
8
briary(adjective, sharpness)
8
briery(adjective, keen, sharp, fine, acute)
8
burred
8
cutting(adjective, strong, sharp, nasty, unpleasant)
8
peaked(adjective, keen, sharp, fine, sharpness)
8
pointed(noun, verb, adjective, sharp, fine)
8
setaceous
8
spiky(adjective, sharp, sharpness, acute, cutting)
7
burry
7
keen(adjective, sharp, fine, sharpness, acute)
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