knifelike Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
  2. adjective satellite having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
    acute; penetrating; incisive; penetrative; piercing; discriminating; keen; sharp.
    • 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
  3. adjective satellite painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
    lancinate; piercing; keen; cutting; stabbing; lancinating.
    • a cutting wind
    • keen winds
    • knifelike cold
    • piercing knifelike pains
    • piercing cold
    • piercing criticism
    • a stabbing pain
    • lancinating pain
  4. adjective satellite having a sharp or distinct edge
    • a narrow knifelike profile

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