English dictionary
knifelike
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- having a sharp or distinct edge
adjective
- cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
adjective
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
adjective
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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