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knifelike

adjective

having a sharp or distinct edge

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
K
Ends with
E
Contains
NI
Scrabble score
20
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

adjective

  1. having a sharp or distinct edge

    “a narrow knifelike profile”

adjective

  1. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife

adjective

  1. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

    “a cutting wind”

adjective

  1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

    “an acute observer of politics and politicians”

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Example Sentences

a narrow knifelike profile
a cutting wind
keen winds
knifelike cold
piercing knifelike pains
piercing cold
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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