Meaning of "knifelike" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of knifelike

1. (adj.sat.) having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike profile"

2. (adj.sat.) cutting or able to cut as if with a knife

3. (adj.sat.) as physically 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"

4. (adj.sat.) 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 pene

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