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sharp-cornered

sharp-cornered

4.4
A thing with pointed corners like a table or shelf that can hurt you
  • adjective
translation icon : con esquinas afiladas
  • Is that a sharp-cornered piece of furniture?

Examples

  • The new table had sharp-cornered edges that made it dangerous for young children.

  • He drew a sharp-cornered shape on the board to illustrate his point.

  • They replaced the old sharp-cornered shelves with safer, round ones.

  • The table has a sharp-cornered design.

  • The architect designed a building with sharp-cornered windows to give it a modern look.

  • The stepped garden features sharp-cornered flower beds that contrast with the soft curves of the paths.

  • He placed the sharp-cornered table in the corner of the room to maximize space.

Synonyms

sharp
vssharp-cornered
301 1.0

A thing with an edge that can cut or pierce

focuses on having distinct angled corners rather than edges that cut
pointy
vssharp-cornered
71 1.0

A thing with a sharp tip

is about having distinct angled points rather than just narrow tips
angular
vssharp-cornered
15 3.8

Having sharp corners and straight lines rather than smooth curves

is about distinctly pointed or acute angles rather than rounded forms
acute
vssharp-cornered
4 4.8

Sharp in shape with an angle smaller than ninety degrees

is about having distinctly pointed angles rather than smooth edges
pointed
vssharp-cornered
1 1.8

Ending in a small sharp tip

is used for shapes with acute angles rather than items ending only in tips
sharp-angled
vssharp-cornered
4.8

Having pointed corners rather than rounded sides

is used when emphasis is on having pointed angles not on excluding obtuse shapes

Antonyms

rounded
1 2.4

Having a smooth, curved shape with no sharp points

How Pointed

sharp-cornered
4.4
rounded
1 2.4

Surface Forms

sharp-cornered positive

Morphology

sharp-cornered = cornered (transparent) = sharp + corner + ed

Formed by compounding 'sharp' with 'cornered' (corner + -ed); the meaning 'having sharp corners' follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Sharp-cornered combines sharp 'pointed' and corner 'angle', giving a clear picture of an object with pointy angles like a table with knife-like corners. That's why the word describes something with pointed, not rounded, edges.