bladed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪdɪd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪdɪd

Adjective

bladed (not comparable)

1. Having a blade; having the specified number or type of blades.

   a bladed weapon

   a four-bladed propeller

   a wide-bladed propeller

   • 2025 November 12, David Stubbings, “Knife attack: heroes hailed for saving lives”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 10:

     Anthony Williams (32), of Langford Road, Peterborough, was arrested and charged with ten counts of attempted murder, one count of ABH (Actual Bodily Harm), and one count of possession of a bladed article.

2. Of plants, having long, tapering, flat leaves.
   • 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:

     Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each warbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs.

Derived terms

• bladed stance
• multibladed
• razor-bladed
• thin-bladed

Translations

having a blade, or certain number or type of them

Finnish: terä- (fi) (of weapon); -lapainen (of propeller, hockey stick etc.) Polish: sieczny Russian: клинко́вый (ru) (klinkóvyj) (weapon), лопастно́й (ru) (lopastnój) (propeller), ло́пастный (ru) (lópastnyj) (propeller)

Verb

bladed

1. simple past and past participle of blade

Anagrams

• Edblad, balded