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knifelike in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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"
acute discriminating incisive keen knifelike penetrating penetrative piercing sharp
- 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"
cutting keen knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating
- having a sharp or distinct edge
"a narrow knifelike profile"
knifelike
- cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
knifelike
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