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[ adjective ] gradually narrowed toward a point

Synonyms

tapering

Examples

"a tall tapering spire"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Styles run the gamut from slender and tapered with elongated toes to a newer squared toe shape .

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

They lay on his lap , palms up , stiffly motionless , the tapered fingers a_little thick at the joints .

Related terms

pointed

2
[ adjective ] becoming gradually narrower

Synonyms

narrowing tapering

Examples

"long tapering fingers" "trousers with tapered legs"

Related terms

narrow

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