knifelike
- adjective
- /ˈnaɪfˌlaɪk/
:
afilado
Examples
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"Then what is causing this foul humor, Casimir?" Lukas asked, his knifelike teeth gleaming in the moonlight.
Fiction book (1992) -
Collapsed hull plates and the tops of rusting iron frames rise like ribs out of the sand and point the way to the sharp, knifelike form of the ship's bow.
Academic text (2011) -
The silhouette of the building was enhanced by its knifelike edges, contrasting sharply against the evening sky.
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She carved the turkey with knifelike precision, ensuring each slice was perfectly even.
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As the storm approached, the knifelike wind whipped through the trees, creating an eerie sound.
Synonyms
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A thing with an edge that can cut or pierce
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Able to cut very easily with a thin hard edge, like a knife
Narrow and flat, getting thinner at the end like a knife
Shaped like a small, sharp knife with a pointed end
Having a long narrow pointed shape like a sword
Long and thin with a sharp edge like a chisel
Narrow and tapering to a pointed tip like a lance
Long and pointed like a thin sharp stick
A shape that is pointed, gets narrow, and ends in a sharp tip
A thing with pointed corners like a table or shelf that can hurt you
Antonyms
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Etymology
Knifelike comes from knife ('a sharp cutting tool') plus the ending -like ('similar to'). So something described as knifelike has a thin, sharp edge or a clear cutting shape, just like a knife.