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Is there a word for spear-like? I don't mean for the components of the spear or the act of spearing, but the noun.

I want something that can be used in the following context: Her insults were spear-like, rapid, straightforward, penetrating, and designed for maximum damage.

Best Answer

Given your context (spear-like insults), there are a number of words that you can use:

  • a sharp insult
  • a cutting insult
  • a pointed insult

You could also flip things around and use a verb:

Her insults ______ my pride.

As a verb, you might use:

  • cut
  • shredded
  • stabbed

However, my suggestion would be to use a single word:

Barb

  • a sharp projection extending backward (as from the point of an arrow or fishhook) and preventing easy extraction; also : a sharp projection with its point similarly oblique to something else
  • a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment

You could also call it a barbed insult.

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