2
needle-pointed
2
pointing
2
prickly
2
pronged
2
pyramidal(sharpness, wedged, acuminous, fusiform)
2
reducing(verb, diminishing)
2
restricted(adjective, fine, thin, slim, confined)
2
salient
2
sharpening
2
slender(adjective, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
2
slim(adjective, fine, thin, restricted, confined)
2
spinous
2
thin(adjective, fine, slim, restricted, confined)
2
tined
2
toothed
1
abbreviating(verb, diminishing)
1
abridging(verb, diminishing)
1
acanthoid
1
acanthous
1
aciculate
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