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needled

needled adjective: covered or armored with needles. Also the simple past and past participle of needle.

Adjective

needled (not comparable)

  1. Covered or armored with needles.
    • Hedgehogs are needled creatures, just like porcupines.

Also used as

needled is also the simple past and past participle of needle.

Words formed from needled

Questions about needled

What does needled mean?
Needled means covered or armored with needles.
What part of speech is needled?
Needled is an adjective.

Words near needled in the dictionary

  1. needlecords
  2. needlecraft
  3. needlecrafter
  4. needlecrafters
  5. needlecrafts
  6. needled
  7. needledick
  8. needledicks
  9. needledom
  10. needlefelt
  11. needlefelts

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