Knifelike

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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" [syn: {acute}, {discriminating}, {incisive},
           {keen}, {penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
       3: as physically 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" [syn: {cutting}, {keen},
           {piercing}, {stabbing}, {lancinate}, {lancinating}]
       4: having a sharp or distinct edge; "a narrow knifelike
          profile"