swordlike

Thân thiện

The iris has a long, swordlike leaf.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shaped like a sword blade: Having a long, narrow, flat, and pointed form that resembles the blade of a sword.

Usage

The adjective "swordlike" is used to describe the physical shape of an object, most commonly in botanical, biological, or descriptive contexts. It is a precise, formal term often found in scientific writing. It typically modifies nouns referring to long, slender parts of plants (like leaves) or animals.

Examples

• Descriptive:
  • The plant was identified by its long, swordlike leaves.
  • A swordlike beak protruded from the bird's head.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: While primarily literal, "swordlike" can be used figuratively to describe something that has the sharp, piercing, or penetrating quality of a sword.
  • His swordlike critique cut through their arguments. (This usage is less common and more literary.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ensiform (adj): A direct synonym, especially used in scientific terminology (e.g., botany, anatomy). It means sword-shaped.
  • The ensiform cartilage is located at the bottom of the sternum.
• Gladiate (adj): Another technical term meaning sword-shaped.
• Xiphoid (adj): Specifically meaning sword-shaped; often used in anatomical terms like the .

Synonyms

• Blade-shaped
• Ensiform
• Gladiate
• Xiphoid

Antonyms

• Rounded
• Blunt
• Ovate (egg-shaped)
• Orbicular (circular)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaped like a sword blade
   • the iris has an ensiform leaf

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ensiform
• sword-shaped
• bladelike