knifelike

(s) cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
(s) 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
incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, discriminating, acute, sharp,
(s) 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
lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing, cutting, keen,
(s) having a sharp or distinct edge
- a narrow knifelike profile

Synonyms

incisive keen penetrating penetrative piercing discriminating acute sharp lancinate lancinating stabbing cutting

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