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knifelike

'naɪ,flaɪk

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adjective
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
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"knifelike cold" "piercing knifelike pains"

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cutting keen lancinate lancinating piercing stabbing sharp
adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
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"icy knifelike reasoning"

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acute discriminating incisive keen penetrating penetrative piercing sharp perceptive
adjective
cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
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sharp
adjective
having a sharp or distinct edge
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"a narrow knifelike profile"

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distinct

Examples of knifelike

"knifelike cold"
"piercing knifelike pains"
"icy knifelike reasoning"
"a narrow knifelike profile"