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knifelike
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knifelike
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective knifelike has 4 senses
- knifelike(s = adj.all) Array - cutting or able to cut as if with a knife; Array
- knifelike(s = adj.all) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp - 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"
- knifelike(s = adj.all) cutting, keen, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing - 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"
- knifelike(s = adj.all) Array - having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike profile"
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