bladed

American  

[bley-did] / ˈbleɪ dɪd /

adjective

1. having a blade or blades (often used in combination).

   a single-bladed leaf.

2. Crystallography. of or relating to a thin, flat form suggestive of knife blades.

   bladed arsenopyrite.

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Other Word Forms

• multibladed adjective

Etymology

Origin of bladed

First recorded in 1570–80; blade + -ed ³

Example Sentences

There are already signs that the bladed wire is an obstacle for the animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Amazon has said it takes its "responsibility around the sale of all age-restricted items - including bladed products - extremely seriously" and has launched an investigation.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

The newest — described on Thursday by a team of researchers in the journal PeerJ — is Lokiceratops rangiformis, a five-ton herbivore with spectacular, curving brow horns and huge, bladed spikes on its meter-long frill.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Typical treatments may include balloon angioplasty, the placement of stents or the removal of plaque with a bladed catheter, also known as an atherectomy.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

Directly in front of Reyna, behind a conference table piled high with reports and bladed weapons, sat a familiar figure.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan