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English Dictionary: knifelike by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
knifelike
adj
  1. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
  3. 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"
    Synonym(s): cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
  4. having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike profile"
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