sharpened

1.8

Having a thin edge or point that can cut

adjective
/ˈʃɑːrpənd/

: afilado

The sharpened pencil was ready for my drawing class.

I got stabbed in the face with a sharpened broom.

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Examples

But I adjusted the plane mouth to be as open as possible and the blade was freshly sharpened and still not getting thick shavings.
Today, some surgical scalpels have their tips sharpened to just three nanometers across, and the best material for this purpose is Obsidian.
So the edge of a height gauge is very sharpened piece of steel.
Well, if you were to look at the sharpened edge of a really good axe and if you would look at it with a microscope, it would look like the Rocky Mountains.
Something that is a real sword, that is sharpened to a point, a sporting sword or a theatrical sword, those have dull edges and dull points.
He picked up the sharpened knife to prepare the vegetables for dinner.
The carpenter used a sharpened chisel to create fine details in the wood.

Synonyms

sharp

vssharpened

301 1.0

A thing with an edge that can cut or pierce

describes the condition after someone makes an edge or tip able to cut

pointy

vssharpened

71 1.0

A thing with a sharp tip

refers to the condition after an edge or tip was made to cut

razor-sharp

vssharpened

8 4.1

Able to cut very easily with a thin hard edge, like a knife

is the same condition but at a normal or moderate cutting level

sharp-pointed

vssharpened

1 3.2

Having a very thin end that can prick or cut

is the result of making an edge or tip able to cut

pointed

vssharpened

1 1.8

Ending in a small sharp tip

focuses on the state after an edge or tip was made able to cut

as sharp as a razor-blade

vssharpened

5.0

Very clear and exact so there is no doubt

conveys the same made condition but without the extreme comparison

Antonyms

blunt

109 1.0

An object with a dull edge or tip that does not cut well

How Sharp

razor-sharp

8 4.1

keen

5 3.5

sharp

301 1.0

sharpened

1.8

dull

17 1.0

Surface Forms

sharpened positive

Morphology

sharpened = sharpen (transparent) = sharp + en + ed

The verb 'sharpen' (sharp + -en) is productive and the past participle '-ed' yields the adjective 'sharpened' meaning 'made sharp' in a straightforward way.

Etymology

Sharpened comes from the old English word sharp, which means 'having a fine edge or point', and the ending -en means 'to make'. So a sharpened pencil, knife, or stake is literally 'made sharp', which is why we use the word for things that now cut or pierce easily.