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Knifelike

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a knife or its effects.

    "The patient reported a knifelike pain in his abdomen."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a sharp or distinct edge wordnet
  2. 2
    cutting or able to cut as if with a knife wordnet
  3. 3
    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument wordnet
  4. 4
    having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions wordnet

Etymology

From knife + -like.

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