knifelike

Meanings

• cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  • "icy knifelike reasoning"
• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
  • "knifelike cold"
  • "piercing knifelike pains"
• having a sharp or distinct edge
  • "a narrow knifelike profile"

Synonyms

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