daggered

Struck by blade

Daggered means stabbed or pierced with a dagger, or marked with a dagger symbol (†).

The typographical sense appears in editing and publishing, where items are daggered to indicate footnotes or cross-references: The questionable passages were daggered throughout.

Figuratively, to be daggered is to be wounded by sharp words or hostile looks: She daggered him with her eyes.

weapon

stabbed

Pierced with blade

piercedHad hole made
bladeFlat cutting edge
knifeSharp cutting utensil

pointed · thrust · plunged · impaled · struck · slain · assassinated · wounded · cut · slashed

dance

dancehall

Paid venue for social movement

reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
JamaicaCaribbean island nation
socaTrinidadian dance music genre

gyrating · grinding · rhythm · moves · DJ · selector · party · nightclub · vibes · choreography

typographic

footnote

Citation at page bottom

annotationAdded explanatory comment
referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
symbolRepresentational mark or sign

mark · cross · deceased · notation · scholarly · editorial · text · printed · asterisk · superscript

Opposites

weapon/method of harm

daggeredshot

Quick liquor serving

bludgeoned · strangled · poisoned · clubbed · gunned down

hostile vs. benevolent action

daggeredhealed

Returned to health

embraced · caressed · protected · shielded · comforted

state of being wounded vs. protected

daggeredunharmed

Not injured

protected · shielded · intact · unwounded · safe

Phrases

cloak and daggerInvolving secrecy and intrigue
shoot daggersStare with intense hostility
look daggersStare with intense hostility
looking daggersStaring with fierce hostility
looked daggersStared with intense hostility
stare daggersGlare with intense hostility

Family

dagger, daggers, daggerboard, daggerlike

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG