| knifelike | (adj) cutting or able to cut as if with a knife |
| knifelike | (adj) having a sharp or distinct edge, Example: a narrow knifelike profile |
| acute | (adj) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions, Syn. piercing, knifelike, keen, penetrative, incisive, penetrating, discriminating, sharp, Example: 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 |
| cutting | (adj) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument, Syn. piercing, knifelike, keen, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating, Example: a cutting wind; keen winds; knifelike cold; piercing knifelike pains; piercing cold; piercing criticism; a stabbing pain; lancinating pain |
