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US
/ˈnaɪˌfɫaɪk/
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ADJECTIVE
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
frequent penetrative observations
penetrating insight
an acute observer of politics and politicians
incisive comments
icy knifelike reasoning -
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
piercing criticism
piercing cold
a cutting wind
lancinating pain
a stabbing pain
piercing knifelike pains
keen winds
knifelike cold - cutting or able to cut as if with a knife
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having a sharp or distinct edge
a narrow knifelike profile
How To Use knifelike In A Sentence
- He dodged their knifelike claws, swinging his fists to send them flying. Dreams of a Dark Warrior
- And yet, when finally she stopped, she merely stopped, without the painful, knifelike intakes of breath that usually follow a violent outburst-inburst. Last night, summarized
- Translucent white to gray, tabular rhombohedral crystals with knifelike edges are common.
- Occasionally they would take to the air to kill people with their knifelike talons and blight the crops with poisonous excrement.
- a narrow knifelike profile
- They were awakened by the first, knifelike rays of the sun as it pierced the eastern sky. GuildWars Edge of Destiny
- People with this condition will experience sharp, knifelike pain and numbness. Workers Compensation: A Fallacy « Colleen Anderson
- Police confiscated a "knifelike" weapon, but would not give more details about it. Post-gazette.com - News
- He paused, his usual carefree gaze cutting with knifelike precision. Earl of Durkness
- piercing knifelike pains
