| Tapered 1. (imp. & p. p.) of Taper. 2. (a.) Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. Thesaurus Entries acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, barbed, cone-shaped, cornuted, cusped, cuspidate, hispid, horned, horny, mucronate, needle-pointed, needle-sharp, pointed, pronged, sharp-pointed, spiculate, spiked, spiky, spined, spinous, spiny, taper, tapering, tined, toothed, unbated |