knifelike

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adjective

1. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife (Freq. 1)
• Similar to:
sharp
2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
• Syn:
acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, penetrating,
penetrative, piercing, sharp
• Similar to:
perceptive
• Derivationally related forms:
sharpness (for: sharp), penetrate (for: penetrative), keenness (for: keen), incisiveness (for: incisive), acuteness (for: acute)
3. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- a cutting wind
- keen winds
- knifelike cold
- piercing knifelike pains
- piercing cold
- piercing criticism
- a stabbing pain
- lancinating pain
• Syn:
cutting, keen, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
• Similar to:
sharp
4. having a sharp or distinct edge
- a narrow knifelike profile
• Similar to:
distinct