knifelike (Meaning)

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knifelike (s)

cutting or able to cut as if with a knife

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

having a sharp or distinct edge

knifelike Sentence Examples

  1. The ice climber used knifelike crampons to scale the frozen waterfall.
  2. The sharp, knifelike edges of the broken glass posed a safety hazard.
  3. The assassin's knifelike fingernails were a deadly weapon.
  4. The surgeon's knifelike precision saved the patient's life.
  5. The paper cutter's knifelike blade sliced through the stack of papers with ease.
  6. The metal rod was heated until it was red-hot and knifelike.
  7. The kniveslike thorns on the rose bush protected it from predators.
  8. The wind was so strong that it felt like knifelike blades against my skin.
  9. The knifelike pain in his stomach was unbearable.
  10. The knifelike saw was used to cut through the thick metal pipe.

FAQs About the word knifelike

cutting or able to cut as if with a knife, having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions, painful as if caused by a sharp instrument, h

edged,clawlike, edgy, ground, sharpened, jagged, trenchant, daggerlike, keen, stabbing

dull, smooth, blunt,blunt, rounded, rounded, smooth, dull, flat, dulled

The ice climber used knifelike crampons to scale the frozen waterfall.

The sharp, knifelike edges of the broken glass posed a safety hazard.

The assassin's knifelike fingernails were a deadly weapon.

The surgeon's knifelike precision saved the patient's life.