 knifelike |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] cutting or able to cut as if with a knife | |
| Related terms: | sharp | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | |
| Synonyms: | sharp keen penetrating incisive acute piercing penetrative discriminating | |
| Examples: | "an acute observer of politics and politicians" "incisive comments" "icy knifelike reasoning" "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang" "penetrating insight" |
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| Related terms: | perceptive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | |
| Synonyms: | keen piercing stabbing cutting | |
| Examples: | "a cutting wind" "keen winds" "knifelike cold" "piercing knifelike pains" "piercing cold" "piercing criticism" "a stabbing pain" "lancinating pain" |
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| Related terms: | sharp | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | |
| Synonyms: | keen lancinate lancinating piercing stabbing cutting | |
| Examples: | "a cutting wind" "keen winds" "knifelike cold" "piercing knifelike pains" "piercing cold" "piercing criticism" "a stabbing pain" "lancinating pain" |
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| Related terms: | sharp | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having a sharp or distinct edge | |
| Examples: | "a narrow knifelike profile" |
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| Related terms: | distinct | |
| Similar spelling: |
Knobel Knebel |
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